Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun canalization
2 senses of canalization
Sense 1
canalization, canalisation -- (the production of a canal or a conversion to canals)
=> production -- (the act or process of producing something; "Shakespeare's production of poetry was enormous"; "the production of white blood cells")
Sense 2
channelization, channelisation, canalization, canalisation -- (management through specified channels of communication)
=> management, direction -- (the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?")