cannibalize

Meaning of cannibalize

verb
  1. To eat (parts of) another of one's own species.
    The female black widow spider is known to cannibalise the male.
  2. To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines.
  3. To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another.
  4. Rework old material; rehash.

Information about cannibalize

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of cannibalize is: cannibalizes.
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Hyphenation of cannibalize

can-ni-bal-ize

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 11 chars.
  • cannibalize is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

Words that rhyme with cannibalize

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