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canalize
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb canalize has 2 senses
- canalize(v = verb.possession) canal, canalise - provide (a city) with a canal; Array is one way to furnish, provide, render, supply
- canalize(v = verb.motion) canalise, channel - direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience" is one way to channelise, channelize, direct, guide, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, steer
Derived forms noun canal3, noun canalization1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun canal3, noun canal2, noun canalization2
Sample sentence:
They canalize the water from the sink
CIDE DICTIONARY
canalize, v.
- to provide with a canal, as of a city. [WordNet 1.5]
- to to direct the flow of; -- also used abstractly, as of money or information. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
canalize, v.tr. (also -ise)
1 make a canal through.
2 convert (a river) into a canal.
3 provide with canals.
4 give the desired direction or purpose to.
1 make a canal through.
2 convert (a river) into a canal.
3 provide with canals.
4 give the desired direction or purpose to.
Derivative
canalization n.
Etymology
F canaliser: see CANAL
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