signalize

American  

[sig-nl-ahyz] / ˈsɪg nlˌaɪz /

especially British, signalise

verb (used with object)

signalized, signalizing

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.

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signalize British  

/ ˈsɪɡnəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to make noteworthy or conspicuous

2. to point out carefully

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Other Word Forms

• signalization noun
• unsignalized adjective

Etymology

Origin of signalize

First recorded in 1645–55; signal + -ize

Example Sentences

John Sharp Williams prunes the gardenias and oversees the cotton planting at his old Mississippi home, infrequently sallying forth to signalize some state occasion with his mellifluency.

From Time Magazine Archive

Piece de resistance of Orchestra Conductor Meyer Davis' repertoire was "Moonlight on the Santa Clara," which he composed himself and dedicated to Allan Hoover to signalize the occasion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Later on, after having stated that most verbs ending in -ize are "nearly all unnecessary and ill-formed," the text pops up with trivializing, signalize, actualize.

From Time Magazine Archive

To signalize the project, King Vittorio Emanuele presided over a sea festival at which a barge-load of night fireworks was touched off in the Bay of Naples.

From Time Magazine Archive

So I thought I would signalize the occasion by answering the circular Mrs. Wadsworth has sent broadcast asking people to "consider a few facts about the woman suffrage victory in New York."

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V by Harper, Ida Husted