channelize

[ chan-l-ahyz ]
/ ˈtʃæn lˌaɪz /

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

OTHER WORDS FROM channelize

chan·nel·i·za·tion, noun non·chan·nel·ized, adjective un·chan·nel·ized, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for channelized

channelize

channelise

/ (ˈtʃænəlaɪz) /

verb

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