channelize

[chan-l-ahyz]

verb (used with or without object), chan·nel·ized, chan·nel·iz·ing.

to channel.

Also especially British, chan·nel·ise.

Origin of channelize

First recorded in 1600–10; channel¹ + -ize

Related formschan·nel·i·za·tion, nounnon·chan·nel·ized, adjectiveun·chan·nel·ized, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for channelize

channelize

channelise

verb

(tr) to guide through or as if through a channel; provide a channel for

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