- 1canalize something (technology) to make a river wider, deeper or straighter; to make a river into a canal
- 2canalize something (formal) to control an emotion, activity, etc. so that it is aimed at a particular purpose synonym channel
canalize
verbNAmE//ˈkænlˌaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they canalize he / she / it canalizes
past simple canalized
-ing form canalizing
NAmE//ˌkænl̩əˈzeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See canalize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: canalize