Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb channelize

4 senses of channelize

Sense 1
steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)
       => control, command -- (exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces")

Sense 2
channelize, channelise -- (make a channel for; provide with a channel; "channelize the country for better transportation")
       => construct, build, make -- (make by combining materials and parts; "this little pig made his house out of straw"; "Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer")

Sense 3
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise -- (send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message")
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")

Sense 4
channelize, channelise -- (cause to form a channel; "channelize a stream")
       => straighten, straighten out -- (make straight)