to signalize
- verb
- /ˈsɪɡnəˌlaɪz/
- US
:
señalizar
- 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
199
3.4
To send information, ideas, or feelings to someone
141
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
81
3.4
To make people understand an idea or feeling without saying it directly
62
3.0
To move a hand to show or ask for something
33
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
834
2.7
- US
62
3.0
136
2.0
367
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.