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CANALISE

Dictionary entry overview: What does canalise mean?

• CANALISE (verb)
The verb CANALISE has 2 senses:

1. provide (a city) with a canal
2. direct the flow of

Familiarity information: CANALISE used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CANALISE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Provide (a city) with a canal

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

canal; canalise; canalize

Hypernyms (to "canalise" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Direct the flow of

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

canalise; canalize; channel

Context example:

channel information towards a broad audience

Hypernyms (to "canalise" is one way to...):

channelise; channelize; direct; guide; head; maneuver; manoeuver; manoeuvre; point; steer (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

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