cannibalise.
To eat (parts of) another of one's own species.
Meaning & usage
To eat (parts of) another of one's own species.
The female black widow spider is known to cannibalise the male.
To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines.
to cannibalize an old laptop for parts
To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another.
Rework old material; rehash.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal English -ise English cannibalise From cannibal + -ise.
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