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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

channelize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
chan-nel-ize
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river.

Transitive verb

verb

To transmit through a channel.

Transitive verb

verb

To multiplex (messages) through a single line.

Transitive verb

verb

To direct into a specific course or pathway; to channel.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English channel 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 channelize From channel + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

channelizes (present, singular) channelizing (participle, present) channelized (participle, past) channelized (past)

Derived Forms

channelizer

Synonyms

channelise transmit transfer transport channel steer maneuver manoeuver manoeuvre direct point head

Questions

What does channelize mean?
To form a channel, especially by deepening or altering the course of a river.
Where does channelize come from?
Etymology tree English channel 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 channelize From channel + -ize.

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