canalize C2+ Topic:Education & Learning 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to convert into or direct... channeldirectfunnelguideconduct Word family Derived forms canalizationcanalized Related forms canal Etymology AI details From canal + -ize. Canal is from French canal, from Latin canālis ('channel, pipe'), from canna ('reed, cane'). canālis Latin canna Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Education & Learning - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown