"channelize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: channelizes [present, singular, third-person], channelizing [participle, present], channelized [participle, past], channelized [past]
Etymology: channel + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|channel|ize}} channel + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} channelize (third-person singular simple present channelizes, present participle channelizing, simple past and past participle channelized)
  1. To form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river. Translations (To form a channel): kanalisieren (German)
    Sense id: en-channelize-en-verb-7FG4Vkow Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 12 25 32 31 Disambiguation of 'To form a channel': 65 17 0 19
  2. (transitive) To transmit through a channel. Tags: transitive Translations (To transmit through a channel): kanalisieren (German)
    Sense id: en-channelize-en-verb-JPXM9JPH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 38 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 12 25 32 31 Disambiguation of 'To transmit through a channel': 7 82 4 8
  3. (transitive) To multiplex (messages) through a single line. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-channelize-en-verb-Yqlmd0XX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 38 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 12 25 32 31
  4. (transitive, rare) To direct into a specific course or pathway; to channel. Tags: rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-channelize-en-verb-HSdSBtHh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 13 38 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 12 25 32 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: channelizer

Inflected forms

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