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Verb
/ˈkanəlˌīz/,
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canalised, past participle; canalising, present participle; canalized, past tense; canalizes, 3rd person singular present; canalizing, present participle; canalises, 3rd person singular present; canalized, past participle; canalised, past tense;
  1. Convert (a river) into a navigable canal

  2. Convey (something) through a duct or channel

  3. Give a direction or purpose to (something)
    • - his strategy was to canalize the enthusiasm of the diehards into party channels
  1. canal: provide (a city) with a canal
  2. channel: direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience"
  3. (canalization) the production of a canal or a conversion to canals
  4. (canalization) channelization: management through specified channels of communication
  5. (Canalized) River engineering is the process of planned human intervention in the course, characteristics or flow of a river with the intention of producing some defined benefit. ...
  6. Alternative spelling of canalise
  7. (canalization) Limitation on variance of expression of certain inherited characteristics.
  8. (canalization) The buffering of development such that the same form is produced despite genetic and environmental perturbations.
  9. (JP 1-02)- To restrict operations to a narrow zone by use of existing or reinforcing obstacles or by fire or bombing. (Army) A tactical task used to restrict operations to a narrow zone by the use of obstacles, fires, or unit maneuvering or positioning. (See also obstacle.) See FMs 5-100 and 5-102.
  10. To provide an outlet or channel for.