CANNIBALIZES Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

cannibalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of 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 cannibalizes To some extent, the cool commercial logic of the fashion industry—which transforms beautiful, original works into cheaply reproducible goods, season after season—echoes that of Hollywood, which regularly cannibalizes and, yes, franchises its greatest successes. —

Justin Chang, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2026 Should Netflix prevail, WBD’s cable assets would be split off, effectively stranding the linear networks as the industry leader cannibalizes the content engine for its digital platform. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025 But if the workforce can’t scale with those policies, the policy just cannibalizes itself. —

Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025

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Maintaining existing commercial relationships Quantum Leap Energy uses proprietary Aerodynamic Separation Process and laser-based Quantum Enrichment technologies to address supply gaps in uranium conversion, fuel enrichment, and isotopic separation of lithium-6 and lithium-7.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 May 2026
The Texas Eagle uses bi-level Superliner cars with first-class private rooms, a dining car that serves full meals, and a Sightseer Lounge car, or observation car, with floor-to-ceiling windows.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 23 May 2026