channelise

verb

1. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• Syn:

↑steer, ↑maneuver, ↑manoeuver, ↑manoeuvre, ↑direct, ↑point, ↑head, ↑guide, ↑channelize

• Derivationally related forms:

↑channelisation, ↑guide (for: ↑guide), ↑head (for: ↑head), ↑heading (for: ↑head), ↑manoeuvre (for: ↑manoeuvre), ↑maneuverable (for: ↑maneuver), ↑maneuverer (for: ↑maneuver), ↑steerer (for: ↑steer), ↑steerage (for: ↑steer), ↑steering (for: ↑steer)

• Hypernyms: ↑control, ↑command

• Hyponyms:

↑dock, ↑sheer, ↑pull over, ↑helm, ↑crab, ↑navigate, ↑stand out, ↑starboard, ↑conn, ↑pilot, ↑channel, ↑canalize, ↑canalise, ↑corner, ↑tree, ↑park

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s something PP

2. make a channel for; provide with a channel

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channelize the country for better transportation

• Syn: ↑channelize

• Hypernyms: ↑construct, ↑build, ↑make

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

3. send from one person or place to another

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transmit a message

• Syn: ↑transmit, ↑transfer, ↑transport, ↑channel, ↑channelize

• Derivationally related forms:

↑channelisation, ↑channelization (for: ↑channelize), ↑channel (for: ↑channelize), ↑channelization (for: ↑channel), ↑channelisation (for: ↑channel), ↑channel (for: ↑channel), ↑transport (for: ↑transport), ↑transfer (for: ↑transfer), ↑transferer (for: ↑transfer), ↑transferrer (for: ↑transfer), ↑transferral (for: ↑transfer), ↑transmission (for: ↑transmit), ↑transmitter (for: ↑transmit), ↑transmitting (for: ↑transmit), ↑transmittal (for: ↑transmit)

• Hypernyms: ↑move, ↑displace

• Hyponyms:

↑bring, ↑get, ↑convey, ↑fetch, ↑project, ↑propagate, ↑translate, ↑turn, ↑release, ↑send, ↑send out

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

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Somebody ——s something PP

4. cause to form a channel

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channelize a stream

• Syn: ↑channelize

• Derivationally related forms: ↑channel (for: ↑channelize)

• Hypernyms: ↑straighten, ↑straighten out

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

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channˈelize or channˈelise transitive verb

1. To create or provide a channel for

2. To direct or convey through a channel

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Main Entry: ↑channel