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 Some investors have worried that generative AI, the tech that underpins Google’s AI summaries, could cannibalize the tech giant’s search business, which is still by far its most lucrative unit. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024 Why is Ukraine cannibalizing a perfectly good Bazooka-type weapons for a drone warhead? —

David Hambling, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 The same happens in 2008, with Washington and Crowe cannibalizing each other’s votes, allowing the already formidable Daniel Day-Lewis to win for There Will Be Blood. —

Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for cannibalize