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channelise

channelise is the alternative form of channelize.

Meaning of channelize

Verb

channelize (third-person singular simple present channelizes, present participle channelizing, simple past and past participle channelized)

  1. (transitive) To form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river.
  2. (transitive) To transmit through a channel.
  3. (transitive) To multiplex (messages) through a single line.
  4. (rare, transitive) To direct into a specific course or pathway; to channel.
    • It is particularly confusing when the motorist is channelized across the highway centerline. For long-term closures conflicting pavement markings must be removed or obliterated before relaning the roadway.1978, US Department of Transportation, Traffic control for street and highway construction and maintenance operations

Forms of channelise

third-person singular presentchannelises
present participlechannelising
past participlechannelised
pastchannelised

Questions about channelise

What is channelise the alternative form of?
Channelise is the alternative form of channelize.

Words near channelise in the dictionary

  1. channelers
  2. channeling
  3. channelings
  4. channelisation
  5. channelisations
  6. channelise
  7. channelised
  8. channelises
  9. channelising
  10. channelization
  11. channelizations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: channelise (page history and authors); channelize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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