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“Cannibalized” or “Cannibalised”

Language

Cannibalized and cannibalised are both English terms.

Usage

Cannibalized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while cannibalised is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available):

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
cannibalized 95 0 69 100 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
cannibalised 5 100 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "cannibalized" over "cannibalised" (95 to 5).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 100 to 0 preference for "cannibalised" over "cannibalized".
  • In India, there is a preference for "cannibalized" over "cannibalised" (69 to 31).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "cannibalized" over "cannibalised" (100 to 0).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "cannibalized" over "cannibalised" (100 to 0).
  • In Australia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "cannibalized" and "cannibalised".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "cannibalized" and "cannibalised".
  • In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "cannibalized" and "cannibalised".
  • In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "cannibalized" and "cannibalised".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "cannibalized" and "cannibalised".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "cannibalized" and "cannibalised".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "cannibalized" and "cannibalised".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use cannibalized or cannibalised with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “cannibalized”

  • …the adult newts have not cannibalized the egg masses, larvae usually…
  • …too much repetition of details cannibalized for the novel.
  • …to Taiwan, where she was cannibalized for spare parts.
  • …was initially produced with parts cannibalized from other rifles.
  • …remnant of a small galaxy "cannibalized" by Andromeda Galaxy, this is…
  • …everything on the cheap, using cannibalized computer parts.
  • …of them, except CB-7 (later cannibalized for spare parts), defected to…
  • Workers returning from war captivity cannibalized some sections of the plant…
  • …Angolan sugarcane industry decimated, Cuba cannibalized the Angolan sugarcane mills and…
  • …the Republic of Korea Navy cannibalized her for spare parts for…

Examples of “cannibalised”

  • …stabbed, skinned, partially cooked and cannibalised her de facto husband John…
  • …several accounts of Europeans being cannibalised.
  • …many older diesel classes were 'cannibalised' (stripped for spares) at the…
  • …by being patched up and cannibalised and their performance, already inferior…
  • 12 Squadron was "cannibalised" to form two additional units,…
  • …meat processing plant to be cannibalised, the victims are Hare Krishna…
  • …the early cars having been cannibalised in order to keep others
  • The remaining units were cannibalised for spare parts to enable…
  • …the original 3 were somehow cannibalised when parts became scarce.
  • …many of which had been cannibalised.


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