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to signalize

to signalize

1 8.5
Put traffic lights at a road or junction
  • verb
  • /ˈsɪɡnəˌlaɪz/
  • Specialized
: señalizar
  • At the busy downtown area, city planners decided to signalize the intersection to improve traffic flow and safety.

Examples

  • The intersection today is reconfigured and signalized.

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  • In Australia, you are only jaywalking if you cross within 20 metres of a signalized intersection or marked crossing, or against the lights.

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  • The traffic engineers will signalize the new crosswalk to ensure pedestrians have a safe way to cross the street.

  • Local authorities announced plans to signalize several dangerous intersections to reduce the number of accidents.

How Regulated

to regulate
209 3.4
to control
159 1.7
to signalize
  • Specialized
1 8.5
to signpost
1 4.1

Surface Forms

signalize infinitive
signalise infinitive
signalized past
signalised past
signalized past participle
signalised past participle
signalizing present participle
signalising present participle
signalizes third person singular
signalises third person singular

Morphology

signalize = signal (transparent) = signal + ize

The verb is formed by adding the productive verbalizing suffix '-ize' to 'signal', yielding predictable meanings such as to equip with signals.

Etymology

Signalize comes from the word signal, which is related to sign and originally means 'a mark' or 'sign'. So to signalize a road is to put marks or lights there to show drivers what to do and make the place safer.