Communicate and Sign

Communicate

Communicate verb - To cause (something) to pass from one to another.

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Sign and communicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sign" instead a verb "Communicate".

Sign verb - Communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs.

Usage example: He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture

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Communicate and sign are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Communicate" instead a verb "Sign".

Nearby Words: signify, signed, signature, signing, signboard

people	communicate people	sign people
name	communicate name	sign name
form	communicate form	sign form
time	communicate time	sign time
Other words: way, surrender, feelings, names, forms.

He alternately uses pen and paper and sign language to communicate with those around him.

Source: Literature / Black Dagger Brotherhood
Instead, she writes on a tablet and uses sign language to communicate, only using her voice to sing.

Source: The Voiceless
In Dobermann, the titular character's girlfriend, played by Monica Bellucci, is deaf and the two communicate solely through sign language.

Source: Hand Signals

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