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canalize

VT ทำให้ แม่น้ำ ลึก หรือ กว้าง ขึ้น  canalise tham-hai-mae-nam-luek-rue-kwang-kuen

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

canalize

can al ize |ˈkanəlˌīz ˈkænəˌlaɪz | verb [ with obj. ] convert (a river ) into a navigable canal. convey (something ) through a duct or channel. give a direction or purpose to (something ): his strategy was to canalize the enthusiasm of the diehards into party channels. DERIVATIVES can al i za tion |ˌkanl-əˈzāSHən |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French canaliser, from canal channel (see canal ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

canalize

canalize |ˈkan (ə )lʌɪz |(also canalise ) verb [ with obj. ] 1 convert (a river ) into a navigable canal. 2 convey (something ) through a duct or channel. figurative give a direction or purpose to: his strategy was to canalize the enthusiasm of the diehards into party channels. DERIVATIVES canalization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

canalize

ca nal ize /kǽn (ə )làɪz /動詞 他動詞 1 …に運河 [水路 ]を切り開く [通す ]; 〈川など 〉を運河に変える .2 かたく 【ある目標に 】感情 努力など 〉を向ける, 注ぎ込む «into » .c nal i z tion 名詞