- channelize
- transitive verb
(-ized; -izing)
Date: 1609
1. channel 1
2. channel 2
3. to straighten by means of a channel <channelize a stream> • channelization noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
channelize
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channelize — (Amer.) v. channel, direct, focus (also channelise) … English contemporary dictionary
channelize — [chan′əl īz΄] vt. channelized, channelizing to provide a channel for channelization n … English World dictionary
channelize — channelization, n. /chan l uyz /, v.t., v.i., channelized, channelizing. to channel. Also, esp. Brit., channelise. [1600 10; CHANNEL1 + IZE] * * * … Universalium
channelize — verb a) to form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river b) to transmit something through a channel … Wiktionary
channelize — or channelise verb chiefly N. Amer. another term for channel (in sense 1) … English new terms dictionary
channelize — chan·nel·ize … English syllables
channelize — chan•nel•ize [[t]ˈtʃæn lˌaɪz[/t]] v. t. v. i. ized, iz•ing bui to channel • Etymology: 1600–10 chan nel•i•za′tion, n … From formal English to slang
channelize — v.tr. (also ise) convey in, or as if in, a channel; guide … Useful english dictionary
channelized — channelize (Amer.) v. channel, direct, focus (also channelise) … English contemporary dictionary
channelizes — channelize (Amer.) v. channel, direct, focus (also channelise) … English contemporary dictionary
