CANNIBALIZES Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

cannibalizes

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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 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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