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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
canalize /ˈkanəlʌɪz/ (or canalise /ˈkan(ə)lʌɪz/)

▶verb

1 convert (a river) into a navigable canal.

2 convey through a duct or channel.

– derivatives
canalization noun.

– origin C19: from Fr. canaliser, from canal (see canal).

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