# canibalizar
## Spanish
### Etymology

From caníbal +‎ -izar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /kanibaliˈθaɾ/ [ka.ni.β̞a.liˈθaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /kanibaliˈsaɾ/ [ka.ni.β̞a.liˈsaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ca‧ni‧ba‧li‧zar

### Verb

canibalizar (first-person singular present canibalizo, first-person singular preterite canibalicé, past participle canibalizado)
* (transitive) to cannibalize

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | canibalizar | canibalizar | canibalizar | canibalizar | canibalizar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | canibalizando | canibalizando | canibalizando | canibalizando | canibalizando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | canibalizado | canibalizado | canibalizada | canibalizada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | canibalizados | canibalizados | canibalizadas | canibalizadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | canibalizo | canibalizas$^{tú}$ canibalizás$^{vos}$ | canibaliza | canibalizamos | canibalizáis | canibalizan |
| indicative | imperfect | canibalizaba | canibalizabas | canibalizaba | canibalizábamos | canibalizabais | canibalizaban |
| indicative | preterite | canibalicé | canibalizaste | canibalizó | canibalizamos | canibalizasteis | canibalizaron |
| indicative | future | canibalizaré | canibalizarás | canibalizará | canibalizaremos | canibalizaréis | canibalizarán |
| indicative | conditional | canibalizaría | canibalizarías | canibalizaría | canibalizaríamos | canibalizaríais | canibalizarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | canibalice | canibalices$^{tú}$ canibalicés$^{vos2}$ | canibalice | canibalicemos | canibalicéis | canibalicen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | canibalizara | canibalizaras | canibalizara | canibalizáramos | canibalizarais | canibalizaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | canibalizase | canibalizases | canibalizase | canibalizásemos | canibalizaseis | canibalizasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | canibalizare | canibalizares | canibalizare | canibalizáremos | canibalizareis | canibalizaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | canibaliza$^{tú}$ canibalizá$^{vos}$ | canibalice | canibalicemos | canibalizad | canibalicen |
| imperative | negative | | no canibalices | no canibalice | no canibalicemos | no canibalicéis | no canibalicen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “canibalizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014