'canalize' definitions:

Definition of 'canalize'

From: WordNet
verb
Provide (a city) with a canal [syn: canal, canalize, canalise]
verb
Direct the flow of; "channel information towards a broad audience" [syn: channel, canalize, canalise]

Definition of 'canalize'

From: GCIDE
  • canalize \canalize\ v.
  • 1. to provide with a canal, as of a city.
  • Syn: canal. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. to to direct the flow of; -- also used abstractly, as of money or information.
  • Syn: channel. [WordNet 1.5]