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can·al·ize

(kăn′ə-līz′)

tr.v. can·al·ized, can·al·iz·ing, can·al·iz·es

1. To furnish with or convert into a canal or canals.

2. To provide an outlet for; channel.

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canalize

(ˈkænəˌlaɪz) or

canalise

vb (tr)

1. (Civil Engineering) to provide with or convert into a canal or canals

2. to give a particular direction to or provide an outlet for; channel

3. (Civil Engineering) to divide (a channel) into separate reaches controlled by dams and weirs to aid navigation, control water levels, generate power, etc

ˌcanaliˈzation, ˌcanaliˈsation n

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can•al•ize

(ˈkæn lˌaɪz, kəˈnæl aɪz)

v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.

1. to make a canal through.

2. to convert into a canal.

3. to give an outlet to.

[1850–55]

canalize

To restrict operations to a narrow zone by use of existing or reinforcing obstacles or by fire or bombing.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

canalize

Past participle: canalized
Gerund: canalizing

Imperative
canalize
canalize

Present
I canalize
you canalize
he/she/it canalizes
we canalize
you canalize
they canalize

Preterite
I canalized
you canalized
he/she/it canalized
we canalized
you canalized
they canalized

Present Continuous
I am canalizing
you are canalizing
he/she/it is canalizing
we are canalizing
you are canalizing
they are canalizing

Present Perfect
I have canalized
you have canalized
he/she/it has canalized
we have canalized
you have canalized
they have canalized

Past Continuous
I was canalizing
you were canalizing
he/she/it was canalizing
we were canalizing
you were canalizing
they were canalizing

Past Perfect
I had canalized
you had canalized
he/she/it had canalized
we had canalized
you had canalized
they had canalized

Future
I will canalize
you will canalize
he/she/it will canalize
we will canalize
you will canalize
they will canalize

Future Perfect
I will have canalized
you will have canalized
he/she/it will have canalized
we will have canalized
you will have canalized
they will have canalized

Future Continuous
I will be canalizing
you will be canalizing
he/she/it will be canalizing
we will be canalizing
you will be canalizing
they will be canalizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been canalizing
you have been canalizing
he/she/it has been canalizing
we have been canalizing
you have been canalizing
they have been canalizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been canalizing
you will have been canalizing
he/she/it will have been canalizing
we will have been canalizing
you will have been canalizing
they will have been canalizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been canalizing
you had been canalizing
he/she/it had been canalizing
we had been canalizing
you had been canalizing
they had been canalizing

Conditional
I would canalize
you would canalize
he/she/it would canalize
we would canalize
you would canalize
they would canalize

Past Conditional
I would have canalized
you would have canalized
he/she/it would have canalized
we would have canalized
you would have canalized
they would have canalized

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Verb	1.	canalize - provide (a city) with a canal canal, canalise furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
	2.	canalize - direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience" canalise, channel channelise, channelize, guide, maneuver, steer, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, head, direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Translations

canalizzare

canalizar

canalize

[ˈkænəlaɪz] VT → canalizar

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canalize

vt (lit, fig) → kanalisieren

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canalize

[ˈkænəˌlaɪz] vt (frm) → canalizzare, convogliare

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(1980) described the surgical repair of atresia ani and rectovaginal fistula in a goat and mentioned that this congenital disorder is due to failure of colon or rectum to canalize and interruption of blood supply to perineum.

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The youth of the northeast are extremely talented and they need to canalize their energies to realize their dreams through games and other constructive arts.

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Speaking at a ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing between the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in Karachi last week, Yaseen Anwar Governor SBP said that the agent network under branchless banking umbrella has exceeded 20,000 agents, who have helped to canalize 50 million financial transactions worth more than Rs190 billion while the number of bank branches at present is only ten thousand (10,000).