0 past simple and past participle of cannibalize
1 to take parts from a machine or vehicle in order to make or repair another machine or vehicle:
Through this method all eggs cannibalized could be recorded.
That a proto-human being could be cannibalized for spare parts cannot be contemplated.
During wars, any dead ants are cannibalized by the colonies.
Spare parts were hard to come by, and many aircraft had to be cannibalized.
He also states that the indigenous were not cannibalized as they were too quick to catch.
In the 1990s, one trainset was cannibalized to supply parts for the remaining two.
This one is shown living in the water with his crocs and, it is inferred, has cannibalized at least one adjunct assigned to him.
Maintenance records showed that locks had been cannibalized for spares, then subsequently improperly refitted so that not all the door locks were engaging correctly.
