cannibalize

Questions about cannibalize

What does cannibalize mean?

cannibalize means "eat human flesh". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cannibalize?

cannibalize has 4 syllables: can-ni-ba-lize. The stress falls on "can". In IPA it is /ˈkænəbəˌlaɪz/.

What is another word for cannibalize?

Close synonyms include cannibalise, cannibalise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cannibalize a common word?

cannibalize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with cannibalize?

83 words rhyme with cannibalize. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.