Third-person singular present tense of canalize; converts into a canal or channels something along a specific path.
From canalize plus -s for third person singular, American English conjugation.
When a city canalizes its stormwater, it's applying ancient Roman engineering principles—the Cloaca Maxima was a mega-project canalization that still functions today.
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