Category:Synchronized entries|cannibalise
English
Etymology
cannibal + -ize
Alternative spellings
cannibalise (British)
Verb
en-verb|cannibalizes|cannibalizing|cannibalized|cannibalized
#To eat the flesh of (a human being).
#To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines.
#*1991, Kemp, Anthony, The SAS at War 1941�1945, John Murray (Publishers) Ltd
#*: When the attack ceased they managed to cannibalize parts to get one truck going and set off for the rendezvous with Fraser, only to find nobody there.
Derived terms
cannibalisation, cannibalization
vi:cannibalize
zh:cannibalize
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