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CANNIBALISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they cannibalise ... he / she / it cannibalises
Past simple: cannibalised
Past participle: cannibalised
-ing form: cannibalising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Use parts of something to repair something else
Synonyms:
cannibalise; cannibalize
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "cannibalise" is one way to...):
apply; employ; use; utilise; utilize (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)
"Cannibalise" entails doing...:
break apart; break up; disassemble; dismantle; take apart (take apart into its constituent pieces)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Eat human flesh
Synonyms:
cannibalise; cannibalize
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Hypernyms (to "cannibalise" is one way to...):
consume; have; ingest; take; take in (serve oneself to, or consume regularly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
cannibal (a person who eats human flesh)
