CANNIBALIZE


Meaning of CANNIBALIZE in English

can ‧ ni ‧ bal ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also cannibalise British English ) /ˈkænəbəlaɪz, ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/ verb [transitive]

1 . to take parts of one machine to use in another, for example to repair it:

The truck was cannibalized for parts.

2 . technical if one of a company’s products cannibalizes another, it takes sales away from it

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.