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
- 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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