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cannibalize
[ kan-uh-buh-lahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to subject to cannibalism.
- to remove parts, equipment, assets, employees, etc., from (an item, product, or business) in order to use them in another:
to cannibalize old airplanes for replacement parts.
- to cut into; cause to become reduced; diminish:
New products introduced in the next six months will cannibalize sales from established lines.
verb (used without object)
- to act cannibalistically; practice cannibalism.
cannibalize
/ ˈ°ìæ²Ôɪ²úəˌ±ô²¹Éª³ú /
verb
- tr to use (serviceable parts from one machine or vehicle) to repair another, esp as an alternative to using new parts
Derived Forms
- ËŒ³¦²¹²Ô²Ô¾±²ú²¹±ô¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦²¹²Ôn¾±Â·²ú²¹±ô·¾±Â·³ú²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cannibalize1
Example Sentences
“It dwindled down to 16 functioning buses, and the rest were being cannibalized in order to maintain a minimum level of functioning buses.â€
He hyped Medicare Advantage, a privatization scheme set up to cannibalize Medicare, even though studies repeatedly show it raises patient costs without improving care.
Chefs like Michelin-starred Philip Foss have argued the industry is “cannibalizing itself†by participating in these platforms, which increasingly feel like an unsustainable crutch.
“Dune: Prophecy†continues HBO’s thematic streak of examining human nature from the heights of wealth and influence, assuming its audience gleans joy from watching the rich cannibalize each other.
They lived in mutual suspicion for months, until one ruthlessly cannibalized the other in the night.
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