Anthropophagize

/ænˈθrɑpəfədʒaɪz/ verb

To practice cannibalism; to engage in eating human flesh.

From anthropophagus + -ize (verb-forming suffix). Created in 19th century anthropological discourse as a way to describe practices verb-wise.

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