channelise vs straighten out

channelise and straighten out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
channelise	No	No	Yes	No
straighten out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, straighten out is a hypernym of channelise; that is, straighten out is a word with a broader meaning than channelise:

Other hypernyms of channelise include straighten.

channelise (verb)	straighten out (verb)
send from one person or place to another	put (things or places) in order
cause to form a channel	settle or put right
make a channel for; provide with a channel	change for the better
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling	make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
	make straight
	extricate from entanglement