canalize

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled canalise and canalised

US /ˈkænəˌlaɪz/ UK /ˈkænəˌlaɪz/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to convert into or direct through a channel; to channel into a fixed course

Engineers canalized the river to prevent seasonal flooding.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to convert into or direct... channel direct funnel guide conduct

Word family

Derived forms canalizationcanalized

Related forms canal

Etymology

From canal + -ize. Canal is from French canal, from Latin canālis ('channel, pipe'), from canna ('reed, cane').

canālis Latin canna Latin

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# canalize

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈkænəˌlaɪz/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkænəˌlaɪz/

## Meanings
1. to convert into or direct through a channel; to channel into a fixed course

## Examples
- Engineers canalized the river to prevent seasonal flooding.

## Synonyms
- channel
- direct
- funnel
- guide
- conduct

## Derived Forms
- canalization
- canalized

## Related Forms
- canal

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: canālis
- Root: canna

## Etymology
From canal + -ize. Canal is from French canal, from Latin canālis ('channel, pipe'), from canna ('reed, cane').

## AI Etymology
Canalize is a verb meaning "to convert into or direct through a channel; to channel into a fixed course". Historically, it is from canal + -ize. Canal is from French canal, from Latin canālis ('channel, pipe'), from canna ('reed, cane'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: canalize is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "to convert into or direct through a channel; to channel into a fixed course", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Latin canālis with Latin canna. Close English family members include canalization, canalized, and canal.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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