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can·ni·bal·ize I. \ˈkanəbəˌlīz\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize transitive verb 1. : to eat the flesh of (a live animal) 2. a. : to dismantle (as a new or usable airplane, vehicle, or other machine) for parts to be used as replacements in other machines of the same make b. : to strip (a disabled or outmoded machine) of salvageable parts for repair or for assembling into a serviceable machine c. : to deprive or strip (a combat group) of manpower or equipment for building up the striking power of another group 3. : to deprive or strip of integral parts or essential tools, equipment, or personnel for rehabilitating or strengthening another facility or enterprise of the same kind < war plants cannibalized by peacetime buyers > intransitive verb 1. : to practice cannibalism 2. : to cannibalize one operating unit or enterprise for building up another of the same kind II. transitive verb 1. : to use or draw on material of (as earlier work or another person) < chose to cannibalize existing technology rather than build a new model from the ground up — Thomas O'Donnell & Jill Andresky > 2. : to make use of (a part taken from one thing) in building, repairing, or creating something else 3. : to take (sales) away from an existing product by selling or being sold as a similar but new product usually from the same manufacturer ; also : to affect (as an existing product) adversely by cannabalizing sales |