English Dictionary

canalise

/ˈkæn.ə.laɪz/

verb

(transitive, British spelling) To convert (a river or other waterway) into a canal. / (transitive, British spelling) To build a canal through. / (transitive, British spelling) To channel the flow of.

They canalise the river to prevent flooding.

意味（1）

(transitive, British spelling) To convert (a river or other waterway) into a canal.

Under Advance Brazil, the government plans to pave over 7000 kilometres of new Amazonian highways, canalise vast rivers and construct dozens of railways, […]

意味（2）

(transitive, British spelling) To build a canal through.

意味（3）

(transitive, British spelling) To channel the flow of.

On the desk lay the final version of the Birth Control speech, mastered and canalized by the skilful Maisie.