cannibalizzare

Italian

Etymology

From cannibale (cannibal) + -izzare (-ize).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kan.ni.ba.lidˈd͡za.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: can‧ni‧ba‧liz‧zà‧re

Verb

cannibalizzàre (first-person singular present cannibalìzzo, first-person singular past historic cannibalizzài, past participle cannibalizzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to cannibalize (e.g. parts from an old machine, for use in a new one)
  2. (transitive, economics, business) to cannibalize (e.g. profits, market share)

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