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Definition of: canalize
(kə·nal′īz, kan′əl·īz) v.t. ·ized, ·iz·ing
1. To convert into a canal, as a stream or chain of lakes.
2. To furnish with a canal, or a system of canals, or waterways.
3. To furnish with an outlet.
—ca·nal·i·za·tion (kə·nal′ə·zā′shən, kan′ə·lə-) noun
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