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canalise

  • /ˈkæn.ə.laɪz/
  • /kəˈnæl.aɪz/

Rhymes with -ænəlaɪz, -ælaɪz

verb canalises · canalising · canalised · canalize

  1. transitive To convert (a river or other waterway) into a canal. . . . owing to the recent commencement of works about to be carried on on a large scale to improve and canalise the navigation of the Ebro . . .
  2. transitive To build a canal through.
  3. transitive To channel the flow of. On the desk lay the final version of the Birth Control speech, mastered and canalized by the skilful Maisie.

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verb to convert into a canal

Deutschkanalisieren
Românăcanaliza

verb to channel the flow of

Deutschkanalisieren

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@misc{canalise_2026,
  title = {canalise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/canalise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}