LEARNit Dictionary
cannibalize
verb
/ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/
UK
/ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/
US
1
to reduce the sales of one of its products by introducing a similar new product
ایجاد رقابت داخلی, ربودن سهم بازار, کاهش سهم بازار
2
to take the parts of a machine, vehicle, etc. and use them to repair or build another
تجزیه کردن به منظور استفاده از قطعات, استفاده دوباره از قطعات
The turbine building was partly stripped and cannibalized for other parts of the building.
3
to eat an animal of its own kind
همنوعخواری
Female spiders cannibalize courting males.