cannibalize
verb/ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/
/ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/
(British English also cannibalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cannibalize | /ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/ /ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it cannibalizes | /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple cannibalized | /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzd/ /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle cannibalized | /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzd/ /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form cannibalizing | /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈkænɪbəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- cannibalize something (business) (of a company) to reduce the sales of one of its products by introducing a similar new product
- We believe the two perfumes appeal to different buyers and won’t cannibalize one another’s sales.
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- cannibalize something to take the parts of a machine, vehicle, etc. and use them to repair or build another
- The turbine building was partly stripped and cannibalized for other parts of the building.
- (of an animal) to eat an animal of its own kind
- Female spiders of several species will cannibalize courting males.
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