v.
Pronunciation: ' ka-n ə - ˌ l ī z
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -lized ; -liz · ing
Date: 1855
transitive verb
1 a : to provide with a canal or channel b : to make into or similar to a canal
2 : to provide with an outlet especially : to direct into preferred channels
intransitive verb
1 : to flow in or into a channel
2 : to establish new channels