CANNIBALISE

cannibalize, cannibalise

(verb) use parts of something to repair something else

cannibalize, cannibalise

(verb) eat human flesh

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

cannibalise (third-person singular simple present cannibalises, present participle cannibalising, simple past and past participle cannibalised) (British spelling)

(transitive) To eat (parts of) another of one's own species.

(transitive) To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines.

(transitive, business) To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another.

Rework old material; rehash.

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