channelize

chan·nel·ize  (chn-lz)

tr.v. chan·nel·ized, chan·nel·iz·ing, chan·nel·iz·es

1. To make, form, or cut channels in.

2. To direct through a channel.

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channel·i·zation (chn-l-zshn) n.

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channelize, channelise [ˈtʃænəlaɪz]

vb

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

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Verb	1.	channelize - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling channelise, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct dock - maneuver into a dock; "dock the ships" sheer - cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle" pull over - steer a vehicle to the side of the road; "The car pulled over when the ambulance approached at high speed" helm - be at or take the helm of; "helm the ship" crab - direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind navigate - direct carefully and safely; "He navigated his way to the altar" stand out - steer away from shore, of ships starboard - turn to the right, of helms or rudders conn - conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane navigate, pilot - act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; "Is anyone volunteering to navigate during the trip?"; "Who was navigating the ship during the accident?" canalise, canalize, channel - direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience" tree, corner - force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape park - maneuver a vehicle into a parking space; "Park the car in front of the library"; "Can you park right here?" control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
	2.	channelize - make a channel for; provide with a channel; "channelize the country for better transportation" channelise build, construct, make - make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer"
	3.	channelize - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" channel, channelise, transmit, transport, transfer fetch, bring, get, convey - go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" project - transfer (ideas or principles) from one domain into another propagate - transmit; "propagate sound or light through air" translate - bring to a certain spiritual state release, turn - let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate" send out, send - to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	4.	channelize - cause to form a channel; "channelize a stream" channelise straighten, straighten out - make straight