cannibalize
verb (used with object)
to subject to cannibalism.
cannibalized
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past participleof cannibalize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof cannibalize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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Reddit, once the internet’s premier place to talk about the news, was cannibalized by invite-only chatroom platforms like Discord and Telegram.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Google has also shown that AI has expanded, not cannibalized, its search-engine business.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
This time around, yield-sharing between platforms is more common, which has reduced overall outflows but also cannibalized off-platform holdings, Engel explained.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
“It dwindled down to 16 functioning buses, and the rest were being cannibalized in order to maintain a minimum level of functioning buses.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
There was even a song people in the book sang, and soon everyone all over the messed-up, invaded, and cannibalized planet began to hear the song constantly in their heads.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
