signalize

[sig-nl-ahyz]

sig·nal·ize

[sig-nl-ahyz]
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

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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