1. (v.) To make signal or eminent; to render distinguished from what is common; to distinguish.

2. (v.) To communicate with by means of a signal; as, a ship signalizes its consort.

3. (v.) To indicate the existence, presence, or fact of, by a signal; as, to signalize the arrival of a steamer.

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