CANNIBALIZE Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

cannibalize

verb

as in to use

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 This odd twist turns Leatherface into a kind of anti-hero, slaying the awful people who have a problem with his family … cannibalizing people? —

Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 Otherwise, both artists and audiences will remain complicit in a system that cannibalizes creativity for profit. —

Virginie Berger, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 This suggests that the individuals may have been butchered and then cannibalized. —

Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2024 Under Trump, the U.S. is set to cannibalize the flow of funds into crucial sectors by cutting taxes, deregulating and attracting investment from Europe, Brzeski said, noting that this could be more damaging to the euro zone economy than tariffs. —

Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cannibalize