signalise

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A form of signalize — To distinguish, to make noteworthy.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verbsignalise (third-person singular simple present signalises, present participle signalising, simple past and past participle signalised)

present singular third person signalises · participle present signalising · participle past signalised · past signalised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of signalize.

    The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, [...]

    1873, Jules Verne, chapter I, in [anonymous], transl., Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas; […], James R. Osgood edition, Boston, Mass.: Geo[rge] M[urray] Smith & Co., →OCLC, part I, page 3
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    With the bad permanent way check at Standish and signals before Preston, it was not until after this that No. 10203 got her opportunity, and signalised it by running the 90.1 miles over Shap from Preston to Carlisle in 87 min. 32 sec., or 84½ min. net, the latter 14½ min. inside schedule.

    1957 August 28, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 567

Synonyms & antonyms

verbprovide with traffic signals

Similar

verbcommunicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

verbpoint out carefully and clearly

Similar
signalizepoint outcall attention

verbmake conspicuous or noteworthy

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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