canalize
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Definition
- Verb:
- To direct the flow of something into a specific channel or path: This meaning refers to the physical act of creating or using a canal to control the movement of water or other substances.
- To channel or direct information, efforts, or emotions towards a particular goal or audience: This figurative meaning involves focusing or concentrating something abstract, like energy or communication, into a desired direction.
Usage Examples
- Verb (Physical Flow):
- The engineers plan to canalize the river to prevent flooding.
- Ancient civilizations learned to canalize water for irrigation.
- Verb (Abstract Direction):
- The manager needs to canalize the team's enthusiasm into productive work.
- The campaign aims to canalize public opinion on the issue.
Advanced Usage
- "To canalize something into something": This structure emphasizes the redirection towards a specific endpoint.
- Her role is to canalize the company's resources into research and development.
- The therapy helped him canalize his grief into creative writing.
Variants and Related Words
- Canalization (noun): The process or result of canalizing.
- The canalization of the stream transformed the marshy land.
- The canalization of funds is critical for the project's success.
- Channel (verb): A common synonym, especially in the figurative sense.
- She channels her energy into her art.
Synonyms
- Channel: To direct along a particular course.
- Conduct: To guide or transmit in a particular direction.
- Direct: To manage or guide the course of.
- Funnel: To move or guide through a narrow space or passage.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: 'Canalize' itself does not commonly form phrasal verbs. The action is typically expressed with prepositions like 'into'.)
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms directly built on the word 'canalize'.)
Verb
- direct the flow of
- channel information towards a broad audience
- provide (a city) with a canal