can·ni·bal·ize

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• can|ni|bal|ize — «KAN uh buh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to take usable parts from (a vehicle, piece of machinery, or the like) to assemble or repair another: »My brother cannibalized a baby carriage to get its wheels for a racing car. 2. a) to eat the… …   Useful english dictionary

• can´ni|bal|i|za´tion — can|ni|bal|ize «KAN uh buh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to take usable parts from (a vehicle, piece of machinery, or the like) to assemble or repair another: »My brother cannibalized a baby carriage to get its wheels for a racing car. 2. a) …   Useful english dictionary

• can — a·can·thus; ac·o·can·thera; af·ri·can·ism; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·ize; af·ri·can·oid; af·ri·can·thro·pus; alas·can; al·can·na; ali·can·te; al·mu·can·tar; amer·i·can·ese; amer·i·can·ess; amer·i·can·ism; amer·i·can·ist; amer·i·can·is·tic;… …   English syllables

• bal — aero·bal·lis·tics; an·ti·bal·loon·er; ar·y·bal·los; at·a·bal; BAL; bal·a·bos; bal·a·cla·va; bal·a·dine; bal·ae·noi·dea; bal·ae·nop·tera; bal·ae·nop·ter·i·dae; bal·a·lai·ka; bal·an·celle; bal·anc·er; bal·a·nite; bal·a·ni·tes; bal·a·ni·tis;… …   English syllables

• ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… …   English syllables

• cannibalize — can·ni·bal·ize …   English syllables

• cannibalize — can•ni•bal•ize [[t]ˈkæn ə bəˌlaɪz[/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) to subject to cannibalism 2) cvb 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… …   From formal English to slang

• cannibalize — can|ni|bal|ize also cannibalise BrE [ˈkænıbəlaız] v [T] 1.) to take parts of one machine to use in another, for example to repair it ▪ The truck was cannibalized for parts. 2.) technical if one of a company s products cannibalizes another, it… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• cannibalize — can|ni|bal|ize [ kænıbl,aız ] verb transitive 1. ) to take parts of something, for example parts from a machine, in order to make something else 2. ) BUSINESS to take ASSETS (=money or property) from one business in order to improve another one 3 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ni — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ace·to·ni·trile; ach·ae·me·ni·an; ach·er·o·ni·an; ac·ni·da; ac·ni·dar·ia; ac·ni·do·spo·rid·ia; ac·o·ni·tia; ac·o·ni·tum; acra·ni·al; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ri·mo·ni·ous; ac·ro·cra·ni·al; ac·ry·lo·ni·trile;… …   English syllables