signalize vs communicate

signalize and communicate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
signalize	No	No	Yes	No
communicate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, communicate is a hypernym of signalize; that is, communicate is a word with a broader meaning than signalize:

Other hypernyms of signalize include intercommunicate.

signalize (verb)	communicate (verb)
make conspicuous or noteworthy	transmit thoughts or feelings
communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs	transmit information
point out carefully and clearly	be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas
provide with traffic signals	receive Communion, in the Catholic church
	administer Communion; in church
	join or connect
	transfer to another