Pronunciation: /ˈkan(ə)lʌɪz/
(also canalise)
verb
[with object]-
1convert (a river) into a navigable canal: successive railway engineers were to divert and canalize many miles of river
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2convey (something) through a duct or channel: a narrow strait can so canalize the tide that a powerful current is developed
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figurative give a direction or purpose to: his strategy was to canalize the enthusiasm of the diehards into party channels
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Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun