Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

signalise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sig-nalise
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of signalize.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, [...]"
"With the bad permanent way check at Standish and signals before Preston, it was not until after this that No. 10203 got her opportunity, and signalised it by running the 90.1 miles over Shap from Preston to Carlisle in 87 min. 32 sec., or 84½ min. net, the latter 14½ min. inside schedule."

Etymology

From signal + -ise.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

signalises (present, singular) signalising (participle, present) signalised (participle, past) signalised (past)

Synonyms

signalize distinguish point out call attention sign signal

Questions

What does signalise mean?: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of signalize.
Where does signalise come from?: From signal + -ise.

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