Rechanneled

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Altered the path or route of a channel or flow from its original course
2. Changed the direction or course of a stream, river, or similar passageway
3. Modified the flow path of a conduit or channel to a new or different direction

Etymology: "Rechanneled" is the past tense and past participle of "rechannel," a verb formed simply by adding the prefix re- (meaning "again" or "back") to "channel." The base word goes back through Old French "chanel" to Latin "canalis," meaning a pipe, conduit or water channel, a sense that still sits at the heart of the verb: to channel something is to guide it along a defined course, and to rechannel it is to guide it along a new one. The prefix re- arrived in English through Old French, which had inherited it directly from Latin "re-," and it has been attached freely to English verbs ever since. "Rechannel" follows that pattern, so the word needs no special story; its meaning comes straight from combining the two parts. A river that changes its bed, or funds diverted from one purpose to another, can both be described as rechanneled.

Synonyms: redirected, rerouted, diverted, transformed, altered

Antonyms: maintained, retained, continued, preserved, stabilized