cannibalize

[US]/'kænɪb(ə)laɪz/
[UK]/'kænɪbəlaɪz/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. consume human flesh, dismantle for parts, reallocate personnel.
Word Forms
Present Participlecannibalizing
Third Person Singularcannibalizes
Past Tensecannibalized
Past Participlecannibalized

Example Sentences

female spiders cannibalize courting males.

cannibalize a wrecked airplane for a replacement of parts in another plane

The company decided to cannibalize its older product line to make way for the new one.

Some animals cannibalize their own species in times of scarcity.

The business strategy was to cannibalize sales from one product to boost another.

The new model cannibalized the sales of the older version.

In order to survive, the smaller company had to cannibalize its own resources.

The fierce competition caused companies to cannibalize each other's market share.

The predator will cannibalize the weaker members of its own pack.

The company had to cannibalize some departments to cut costs.

The artist decided to cannibalize parts of his previous artwork to create a new masterpiece.

The invasive species has started to cannibalize the local ecosystem.

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