Synonyms of cannibalizes

cannibalizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of cannibalize

as in uses

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.

Related Words

• uses
• recycles
• utilizes
• employs
• operates
• reuses
• applies
• exploits
• manipulates
• exercises
• harnesses
• handles
• works
• wields
• directs
• runs

Dissimilar Words

• ignores
• dumps
• tosses
• neglects
• throws away
• throws out
• chucks
• junks
• misapplies
• misuses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cannibalizes

Terrified of losing speculative momentum, Google threw its immense cash reserves into an arms race that actively cannibalizes its own business model. — Sunil Sharan, Fortune, 27 May 2026

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

But if the workforce can’t scale with those policies, the policy just cannibalizes itself. — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025