ˈkan ə lˌīz verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: French canaliser, from canal (from Latin canalis ) + -iser -ize
transitive verb
1.
a. : to provide with canals : build a canal through or across
b. : to make into or like a canal ; specifically : to make navigable or improve the navigation of by constructing canals
2. : to provide with an outlet or a channel of expression : facilitate the discharge of (as an emotion)
rituals both arouse and canalize emotion
3. : to direct into certain channels
canalizing such energies as he had towards the business of ruling — Hilaire Belloc
4. : to drain (a wound) by forming channels without the use of tubes
intransitive verb
1. : to flow in or into a channel
2. : to develop new channels (as new capillaries in a blood clot)