cannibalise
Verb
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Verb
cannibalise (cannibalises, present participle cannibalising; past and past participle cannibalised)
- (transitive) To eat (parts of) another of one's own species.
- The female black widow spider is known to cannibalise the male.
- (transitive) To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines.
- 1991, Anthony Kemp, The SAS at War 1941–1945 (John Murray (Publishers) Ltd):
- When the attack ceased they managed to cannibalize parts to get one truck going and set off for the rendezvous with Fraser, only to find nobody there.
- 1991, Anthony Kemp, The SAS at War 1941–1945 (John Murray (Publishers) Ltd):
- (transitive, business) To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another.
- 2012, electronista, October 17, 2012:
- iPad mini to cannibalize 1M full-size iPad sales.
- 2012, electronista, October 17, 2012:
- Rework old material; rehash.
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