rechannelv.

Brit.

/ˌriːˈtʃanl/, U.S.

/riˈtʃæn(ə)l/

Inflections: Present participle rechannelling, (chiefly U.S.) rechanneling; past tense and past participle rechannelled, (chiefly U.S.) rechanneled;

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, channel v.

Etymology: < re- prefix + channel v.With sense 2 compare earlier rechannelling n.

1. transitive. To redirect through a new channel; (also) to send through a channel again.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [verb (transitive)] > lead or extend a watercourse or channel > divert stream

derive1598

rechannel1922

recanalize1927

1922 W. E. Hardenburg Mosquito Eradication vi. 135 The writer once had occasion to rechannel with dynamite about a mile of a large creek in Georgia.

1956 Times 5 June 17 If the bulk of the through traffic could be thus re-channelled we should be able to operate under reasonable conditions in the town itself.

1990 Garbage Nov.–Dec. 43 ‘Waste’ heat from the circulated air is captured in the heat exchanger and rechanneled through the heating system.

2003 Central Advocate (Austral.) (Nexis) 21 Feb. 4 The Todd River is to be rechannelled to help flood proof Alice Springs.

2. transitive. To direct (effort, money, emotion, etc.) toward a different goal or end.

ΚΠ

1950 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 June 12/4 The output [has been] diverted to other uses, especially the manufacture of plastics from which it cannot readily be rechannelled.

1959 A. H. Hanson Public Enterprise & Econ. Devel. 62 If these savings can be rechannelled, the result will be equivalent to increasing the rate of saving to a similar extent.

1977 J. Weeks Coming Out i. 20 State-sponsored voluntary organizations such as the Boy Scouts..were explicitly designed to distract or rechannel youthful sexual energies.

2007 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 15 Sept. 11 There was no point arguing. The school was perfect, so the angst was rechannelled.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rechannel
释义	rechannelv. Brit. /ˌriːˈtʃanl/, U.S. /riˈtʃæn(ə)l/ Inflections: Present participle rechannelling, (chiefly U.S.) rechanneling; past tense and past participle rechannelled, (chiefly U.S.) rechanneled; Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, channel v. Etymology: < re- prefix + channel v.With sense 2 compare earlier rechannelling n. 1. transitive. To redirect through a new channel; (also) to send through a channel again. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [verb (transitive)] > lead or extend a watercourse or channel > divert stream derive1598 rechannel1922 recanalize1927 1922 W. E. Hardenburg Mosquito Eradication vi. 135 The writer once had occasion to rechannel with dynamite about a mile of a large creek in Georgia. 1956 Times 5 June 17 If the bulk of the through traffic could be thus re-channelled we should be able to operate under reasonable conditions in the town itself. 1990 Garbage Nov.–Dec. 43 ‘Waste’ heat from the circulated air is captured in the heat exchanger and rechanneled through the heating system. 2003 Central Advocate (Austral.) (Nexis) 21 Feb. 4 The Todd River is to be rechannelled to help flood proof Alice Springs. 2. transitive. To direct (effort, money, emotion, etc.) toward a different goal or end. ΚΠ 1950 Wall St. Jrnl. 5 June 12/4 The output [has been] diverted to other uses, especially the manufacture of plastics from which it cannot readily be rechannelled. 1959 A. H. Hanson Public Enterprise & Econ. Devel. 62 If these savings can be rechannelled, the result will be equivalent to increasing the rate of saving to a similar extent. 1977 J. Weeks Coming Out i. 20 State-sponsored voluntary organizations such as the Boy Scouts..were explicitly designed to distract or rechannel youthful sexual energies. 2007 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 15 Sept. 11 There was no point arguing. The school was perfect, so the angst was rechannelled. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1922
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