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channelize
[ chan-l-ahyz ]
/ ˈtʃæn lˌaɪz /
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verb (used with or without object), chan·nel·ized, chan·nel·iz·ing.
to channel.
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Also especially British, chan·nel·ise .
OTHER WORDS FROM channelize
chan·nel·i·za·tion, nounnon·chan·nel·ized, adjectiveun·chan·nel·ized, adjectiveWords nearby channelize
Channel Country, channel-hop, channeling, channel iron, Channel Islands, channelize, channel-surf, channel surfing, Channel Tunnel, channery, Channing
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British Dictionary definitions for channelize
channelize
channelise
/ (ˈtʃænəlaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to guide through or as if through a channel; provide a channel for
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