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]
sig·nal·ize
/
ˈsɪg
nlˌaɪz
/
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]
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verb (used with object),
sig·nal·ized,
sig·nal·iz·ing.
1.
to make notable or conspicuous.
2.
to point out or indicate particularly.
3.
to equip (a particular traffic crossing or an entire transportation route) with traffic
signals
.
Also,
especially British
,
sig·nal·ise
.
Origin:
1645–55;
signal
+
-ize
Related forms
sig·nal·i·za·tion,
noun
un·sig·nal·ized,
adjective
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signalize
or
signalise
(ˈsɪɡnəˌlaɪz)
—
vb
1.
to make noteworthy or conspicuous
2.
to point out carefully
signalise
or
signalise
—
vb
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