canalize vs canal

canalize is not a noun while canal is a noun.

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

As verbs, canalize and canal are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of canalize include canalise.

canalize (noun)	canal (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

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