1. directing or channeling something along a particular course or into a particular direction
Usage: present participle of canalize; British spelling
2. converting a river or waterway into a canal or making it navigable
Usage: engineering; British spelling

Examples

• The government is canalising public opinion through targeted media campaigns.
• Engineers are canalising the river to prevent flooding in the valley.
• The new policy aims at canalising investment into renewable energy sectors.
• They spent years canalising the waterway to make it suitable for commercial shipping.
• The organization is canalising volunteer efforts toward disaster relief.
• Urban planners are canalising traffic flow through the redesigned intersection.