signalizes

Makes something known

Signalizes means makes notable or remarkable, or serves as a signal of something: The discovery signalizes a new era in physics.

The word is formal and somewhat old-fashioned, more common in British English.

American usage typically prefers signals as a verb: This signalizes/signals a shift in policy.

communicates

convey

Communicate or transport

proclaim · broadcast · relay · inform · disclose · reveal · message · report · transmit · articulate

indicates

denote

Represent in meaning

  • signifyTo convey meaning
  • markVisible impression or sign
  • showMake something apparent

point · flag · highlight · symbolize · manifest · demonstrate · represent · evidence · illustrate · gesture

alerts

warn

Give notice of peril

  • alarmUrgent warning signal
  • cautionCareful attention to risk
  • notifyFormally communicate information

beacon · flash · siren · horn · bell · buzzer · distress · hazard · danger · emergency

transmits

broadcast

Transmitted media signal

  • emitRelease outward
  • sendCause to arrive elsewhere
  • beamStructural support member

relay · propagate · radiate · stream · encode · modulate · uplink · downlink · wireless · telecast

Opposites
visibility/prominence

signalizesconceals

Keeps from being seen

hides · obscures · masks · camouflages · cloaks

emphasis/attention

signalizesdownplays

De-emphasizes significance of

minimizes · de-emphasizes · understates · overlooks · ignores

distinction/ordinariness

signalizesnormalizes

Makes conform to standard

trivializes · minimizes · diminishes · blends in · homogenizes

Family

signalize, signalized

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