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cannibalize
can·ni·bal·ize C0069800 (kăn′ə-bə-līz′)v. can·ni·bal·ized, can·ni·bal·iz·ing, can·ni·bal·iz·es v.tr.1. To remove serviceable parts from (damaged airplanes, for example) for use in the repair of other equipment of the same kind.2. To deprive of vital elements or resources, such as personnel, equipment, or funding, for use elsewhere.3. To draw on as a major source: "cannibalizes the lives of his wife and friends for his second-rate novels" (Washington Post).4. To practice cannibalism on.v.intr. To practice cannibalism.
can′ni·bal·i·za′tion (-bə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.cannibalize (ˈkænɪbəˌlaɪz) or cannibalisevb (General Engineering) (tr) to use (serviceable parts from one machine or vehicle) to repair another, esp as an alternative to using new parts ˌcannibaliˈzation, ˌcannibaliˈsation ncan•ni•bal•ize (ˈkæn ə bəˌlaɪz)
v. -ized, -iz•ing. v.t. 1. to subject to cannibalism. 2. to remove parts from (a machine, vehicle, etc.) to repair or make a similar unit. 3. to remove employees from (a business) in order to build a similar one. 4. to use material from (other writers or works) in a text. 5. to cut into; cause to become diminished: new products cannibalizing sales from existing lines. v.i. 6. to practice cannibalism. [1940–45] can`ni•bal•i•za′tion, n. cannibalizeTo remove serviceable parts from one item of equipment in order to install them on another item of equipment.cannibalize
Past participle: cannibalized
Gerund: cannibalizing
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| cannibalize | | cannibalize |
| Present |
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| I cannibalize | | you cannibalize | | he/she/it cannibalizes | | we cannibalize | | you cannibalize | | they cannibalize |
| Preterite |
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| I cannibalized | | you cannibalized | | he/she/it cannibalized | | we cannibalized | | you cannibalized | | they cannibalized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am cannibalizing | | you are cannibalizing | | he/she/it is cannibalizing | | we are cannibalizing | | you are cannibalizing | | they are cannibalizing |
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| I have cannibalized | | you have cannibalized | | he/she/it has cannibalized | | we have cannibalized | | you have cannibalized | | they have cannibalized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was cannibalizing | | you were cannibalizing | | he/she/it was cannibalizing | | we were cannibalizing | | you were cannibalizing | | they were cannibalizing |
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| I had cannibalized | | you had cannibalized | | he/she/it had cannibalized | | we had cannibalized | | you had cannibalized | | they had cannibalized |
| Future |
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| I will cannibalize | | you will cannibalize | | he/she/it will cannibalize | | we will cannibalize | | you will cannibalize | | they will cannibalize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have cannibalized | | you will have cannibalized | | he/she/it will have cannibalized | | we will have cannibalized | | you will have cannibalized | | they will have cannibalized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be cannibalizing | | you will be cannibalizing | | he/she/it will be cannibalizing | | we will be cannibalizing | | you will be cannibalizing | | they will be cannibalizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been cannibalizing | | you have been cannibalizing | | he/she/it has been cannibalizing | | we have been cannibalizing | | you have been cannibalizing | | they have been cannibalizing |
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| I will have been cannibalizing | | you will have been cannibalizing | | he/she/it will have been cannibalizing | | we will have been cannibalizing | | you will have been cannibalizing | | they will have been cannibalizing |
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| I had been cannibalizing | | you had been cannibalizing | | he/she/it had been cannibalizing | | we had been cannibalizing | | you had been cannibalizing | | they had been cannibalizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would cannibalize | | you would cannibalize | | he/she/it would cannibalize | | we would cannibalize | | you would cannibalize | | they would cannibalize |
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| I would have cannibalized | | you would have cannibalized | | he/she/it would have cannibalized | | we would have cannibalized | | you would have cannibalized | | they would have cannibalized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | cannibalize - eat human fleshcannibaliseingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" | | 2. | cannibalize - use parts of something to repair something elsecannibaliseapply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" |
Translationsausschlachtencannibalizzarecannibalize
cannibalize[′kan·ə·bə‚līz] (engineering) To remove parts from one piece of equipment and use them to replace like, defective parts in a similar piece of equipment in order to keep the latter operational. cannibalizeTo take out parts or components from one aircraft to service another and make it operational.MedicalSeecannibalismcannibalize
Synonyms for cannibalizeverb eat human fleshSynonymsRelated Words- ingest
- consume
- have
- take in
- take
verb use parts of something to repair something elseSynonymsRelated Words- apply
- employ
- use
- utilise
- utilize
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