to signalize
1
8.6
- verb
- /ˈsɪɡnəˌlaɪz/
- US
- During the noisy meeting, she signalized her agreement with a quick nod.
Examples
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In the field, scouts often signalize important discoveries using hand gestures.
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They signalized their arrival with a wave.
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He signalized the driver by waving a red flag at the intersection.
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Please signalize when you are ready!
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During the noisy meeting, she signalized her agreement with a quick nod.
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He signalized the driver by waving a red flag at the intersection.
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In the field, scouts often signalize important discoveries using hand gestures.
Synonyms
206
3.4
To send information, ideas, or feelings to someone
187
3.4
To make people understand an idea or feeling without saying it directly
86
3.0
To give information to someone using a gesture or sign
82
3.7
To be a sign of something, often by a word, action or symbol
82
3.0
To move a hand to show or ask for something
14
5.0
To use hand movements to communicate with deaf people
5
7.6
Move hands or arms when speaking to show an idea
Antonyms
How Clear
∞
1.5
786
2.7
- US
1
8.6
82
3.0
119
2.0
439
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Signalize comes from signal, the same root as sign, which means 'a sign' or 'gesture'. So to signalize is to give a sign or send a message without words, like a nod, a wave, or a flag.