channelize-v; 2 Senses

Sense Number 1: Direct the course of.

Examples:
Channelize the message to reach the President.
He channelized the ball to hit her glove perfectly.

Mappings:
VerbNet: funnel-9.3
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3

Sense Number 2: Cause to form a channel.

Commentary:
NOTE: May be metaphorical.

Examples:
We should channelize the country for better transportation.
The engineers channelized the stream.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NP
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 4