tr.v., -ized, -izing, -izes.
- To furnish with or convert into a canal or canals.
- To provide an outlet for; channel.
(DOD) To restrict operations to a narrow zone by use of existing or reinforcing obstacles or by fire or bombing.
The verb canalize has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1: provide with a canal, as of a city
Synonyms: canal, canalise
Meaning #2: direct the flow of; also used abstractly, as of money or information
Synonyms: channel, canalise
political media | Portuguese Colonial War |
twelve leverage points | Dead Sea |
Erie Canal |