channelize

verb channelizes · channelizing · channelized

1. transitive To form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river.
2. transitive To transmit through a channel.
3. transitive To multiplex (messages) through a single line.
4. rare, transitive To direct into a specific course or pathway; to channel. It is particularly confusing when the motorist is channelized across the highway centerline. For long-term closures conflicting pavement markings must be removed or obliterated before relaning the roadway.