Sig″nal‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Signalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Signalizing (?).] [From Signal, a.] 1. To make signal or eminent; to render distinguished from what is common; to distinguish.
It is this passion which drives men to all the ways we see in use of signalizing themselves. Burke.
2. To communicate with by means of a signal; as, a ship signalizes its consort.
3. To indicate the existence, presence, or fact of, by a signal; as, to signalize the arrival of a steamer.