Canalize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To furnish with or convert into a canal or canals.
  • v. To provide an outlet for; channel.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Alternative spelling of canalise.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. to provide with a canal, as of a city.
  • v. to to direct the flow of; -- also used abstractly, as of money or information.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To make a canal through; provide with a canal or canals.
  • To convert into a canal: as, to canalize a river.
  • Also spelled canalise.
  • To form a channel or canal.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. provide (a city) with a canal
  • v. direct the flow of
  • Verb Form
    canalized    canalizes    canalizing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    furnish    provide    supply    render    direct   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    canal