Canalise
/ˈkæn.ə.laɪz/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To convert (a river or other waterway) into a canal. UK, transitive
". . . owing to the recent commencement of works about to be carried on on a large scale to improve and canalise the navigation of the Ebro . . ."
- 2 provide (a city) with a canal wordnet
- 3 To build a canal through. UK, transitive
- 4 To channel the flow of. UK, transitive
"On the desk lay the final version of the Birth Control speech, mastered and canalized by the skilful Maisie."
Example
More examples". . . owing to the recent commencement of works about to be carried on on a large scale to improve and canalise the navigation of the Ebro . . ."
Etymology
From canal + -ise.