Verb: cannibalize 'ka-nu-bu,lIz
- Eat human flesh
"Some tribes were known to cannibalize their enemies";
- cannibalise [Brit]
- Use parts of something to repair something else
"They cannibalized old computers for spare parts";
- cannibalise [Brit]
- Take or draw from an existing market, product, or industry, especially in a way that damages or reduces the original or established entity
"Chinese EV imports could cannibalize European car sales";
- cannibalise [Brit]
Derived forms: cannibalized, cannibalizes, cannibalizing
Type of: apply, consume, employ, have, ingest, take, take in, use, utilise [Brit], utilize
Encyclopedia: Cannibalize