CANNIBALIZE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

cannibalize

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to remove parts from a machine, car, etc., to repair or build another one He cannibalized one washing machine to fix another. Many parts of the engine were cannibalized from older cars.

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Recent Examples of cannibalize The big question that won’t be answered until tomorrow is whether the GOP’s early voting is cannibalizing the party’s Election Day turnout. —

Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024 The key question, however, is whether the surge of Republicans who voted early this time will ultimately cannibalize the number of Republicans who show up on Tuesday. —

Steve Peoples, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024 Sony had cannibalized a market that Nintendo once owned. —

Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024 That aircraft would cannibalize existing product lines and result in significantly higher capital costs than creating a new derivative of an existing aircraft. —

Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cannibalize