rechannel
Reroute the current
To rechannel is to redirect something into a different path or purpose.
The word applies to physical flows—water, traffic—but more often to abstract ones: She rechanneled her anger into activism, The company rechanneled funds toward research.
The sense is of energy or resources being diverted rather than wasted.
Cause to change course
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- drainageLiquid removal system
- spillwayDam's water release structure
- floodgateWater-controlling barrier mechanism
watercourse · diversion · aqueduct · conduit · tributary · reservoir · levee · redirect
Assign to different uses
- redistributeApportion anew among parties
- redirectSend in new direction
- repurposeAdapt for new use
- reassignAllocate to new duties
divert · prioritize · allocate · budget · funding · investment · capital · manpower
Send in new direction
- focusConcentrated attention point
- refocusRedirect one's attention
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- transformChange completely in form
convert · transmute · direct · funnel · concentrate · reorient · repurpose · sublimate
Redirect one's attention
- redirectSend in new direction
- shiftMovement or work period
- prioritizeRank by importance
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
reorient · mindfulness · discipline · dedication · pivot · adjust · realign · recalibrate
divert
Cause to change course
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- drainageLiquid removal system
- spillwayDam's water release structure
floodgate · watercourse · diversion · aqueduct · conduit · tributary · reservoir · levee · redirect · reroute
reallocate
Assign to different uses
- redistributeApportion anew among parties
- redirectSend in new direction
- repurposeAdapt for new use
reassign · divert · prioritize · allocate · budget · funding · investment · capital · manpower · assets
redirect
Send in new direction
transform · convert · transmute · direct · funnel · concentrate · reorient · repurpose · sublimate · revitalize
refocus
Redirect one's attention
- redirectSend in new direction
- shiftMovement or work period
- prioritizeRank by importance
concentration · reorient · mindfulness · discipline · dedication · pivot · adjust · realign · recalibrate · retarget