Synonyms for cannibalize


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kan-uh-buh-lahyz
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn ə bəˌlaɪz


Définition of cannibalize

Origin :
  • 1798 (in Burke's memoirs), figurative, and meaning "be perverted into cannibalism," from cannibal + -ize. Meaning "take parts from one construction and use them in another" is from 1943, originally of military equipment. Related: Cannibalized; cannibalizing.
  • verb salvage
Example sentences :
  • I dread the time when I shall have to cannibalize the recorder.
  • Extract from : « The Issahar Artifacts » by Jesse Franklin Bone

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