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- pronunciation:
- kae
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b
laIz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cannibalizes, cannibalizing, cannibalized |
| definition 1: |
to take apart (a vehicle or other machine) so as to use the parts in other vehicles or machines.
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| definition 2: |
to deplete (an organization) of personnel or material so as to benefit other organizations.
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| definition 3: |
to eat the flesh of (one's own species).
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to engage in cannibalism.
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| derivation: |
cannibalization (n.) |
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