canal vs canalize

canal is a noun but canalize is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
canal	Yes	No	Yes	No
canalize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, canal and canalize are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of canal include canalise.

canal (noun)	canalize (noun)
long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation
a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

canal (verb)	canalize (verb)
provide (a city) with a canal	provide (a city) with a canal