"channelize" meaning in English

See channelize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: channelizes [present, singular, third-person], channelizing [participle, present], channelized [participle, past], channelized [past]
Etymology: Etymology tree English channel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English channelize From channel + -ize. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|channel|-ize|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English channel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English channelize [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-id-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-idyéti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-íďďō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́ζω", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Late Latin", "term" : "-izō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la-lat" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-iser", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-isen", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "channelize", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="channelize"> From channel + -ize. Head templates: {{en-verb}} channelize (third-person singular simple present channelizes, present participle channelizing, simple past and past participle channelized)
  1. (transitive) To form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river. Tags: transitive Translations (To form a channel): kanalisieren (German)
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  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 etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 20 18 34 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 20 18 34 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 20 18 30 32 Disambiguation of 'To transmit through a channel': 7 82 3 8
  3. (transitive) To multiplex (messages) through a single line. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-channelize-en-verb-Yqlmd0XX Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 18 16 39 26 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 20 18 34 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 20 18 34 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 11 52 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 20 18 30 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 17 42 21 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 17 44 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 17 44 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 11 60 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 12 58 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 11 58 18
  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 etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 20 18 34 28 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 20 18 34 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 20 18 30 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: channelizer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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