rechanneling

/riːˈtʃænəlɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act or process of redirecting something into a new path or purpose.
    • His rechanneling of nervous energy into public speaking made him a confident presenter.
    • The rechanneling of the river required months of planning and heavy machinery.
    • The rechanneling of government funds toward education was widely praised.
verb
  1. To direct something (such as energy, money, or emotions) into a new or different course or purpose.
    • The company plans to rechannel its profits into research and development.
    • She decided to rechannel her frustration into writing a novel.
    • After the argument, he tried to rechannel his anger into a productive workout.
  2. To cause a flow of water or other liquid to follow a different path.
    • The irrigation system was redesigned to rechannel water to the drier fields.
    • Engineers had to rechannel the river to prevent flooding in the town.
    • They built a new canal to rechannel the stream away from the construction site.
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