canalize

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: can=a=lize

CIDE DICTIONARY

canalize, v. 

•  to provide with a canal, as of a city.  [WordNet 1.5]
•  to to direct the flow of; -- also used abstractly, as of money or information.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

canalize, v.tr. (also -ise)
1 make a canal through.
2 convert (a river) into a canal.
3 provide with canals.
4 give the desired direction or purpose to.

Derivative

canalization n.

Etymology

F canaliser: see CANAL