CHANNELIZE

channelize, channelise

(verb) cause to form a channel; “channelize a stream”

transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise

(verb) send from one person or place to another; “transmit a message”

channelize, channelise

(verb) make a channel for; provide with a channel; “channelize the country for better transportation”

steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise

(verb) direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

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

(transitive) To transmit through a channel.

(transitive) To multiplex (messages) through a single line.

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

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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