Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

canalize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: canal-ize
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

US and Oxford British English spelling of canalise.

Etymology

Etymology tree English canal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English canalize From canal + -ize.

Inflected Forms

canalizes (present, singular) canalizing (participle, present) canalized (participle, past) canalized (past)

Derived Forms

canalizable canalization decanalize noncanalized recanalize

Synonyms

canal canalise

Questions

What does canalize mean?: US and Oxford British English spelling of canalise.
Where does canalize come from?: Etymology tree English canal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English canalize From canal + -ize.

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