intercommunicate vs signal

signal vs intercommunicate

intercommunicate is not a noun while signal is a noun.

intercommunicate is not an adjective while signal is an adjective.

intercommunicate and signal both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intercommunicate	No	No	Yes	No
signal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, signal is a hyponym of intercommunicate; that is, signal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intercommunicate:

intercommunicate: transmit thoughts or feelings
signal: communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs

Other hyponyms of intercommunicate include grimace, make a face, pull a face, gab, yak, finger-spell, fingerspell, aphorise, aphorize, riddle, project, contact, get hold of, get through, reach, bring down, impose, inflict, visit, commune, inform, jest, joke, blog, greet, address, turn to, ask, enquire, inquire, nod, sign, mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize, speak, talk, speak, talk, gesticulate, gesture, motion, telepathise, telepathize, write, radio, network, sign, signalise, signalize, semaphore, whistle, give, throw, give, pay, give, render, carry, convey, express, issue, come across, come over, share, get.

intercommunicate (noun)	signal (noun)
	any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
	any incitement to action
	an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

intercommunicate (adjective)	signal (adjective)
	notably out of the ordinary

intercommunicate (verb)	signal (verb)
transmit thoughts or feelings	communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
be interconnected, afford passage	be a signal for or a symptom of

Difference between intercommunicate and signal

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