cannibalize

ˈkænəˌbəˌlaɪz

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of cannibalize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

reuse parts

tr.

use parts of one thing to repair another

tr.

They had to cannibalize the old printer to fix the new one..

repurpose

salvage

business

tr.

TECH.

reduce sales of existing products by a new one

tr.

TECH.

The new phone model may cannibalize sales of the older version.

diminish

erode

undermine

literal

tr./intr.

Rare

eat human flesh

tr./intr.

Rare

The legend spoke of tribes that would cannibalize their enemies.

consume

devour

ingest

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Origin of cannibalize

Spanish, caníbal (Carib people)

Examples of cannibalize in a sentence

The engineer cannibalized a broken device to fix the machine.
The tablet's release could cannibalize the laptop market.
Introducing a new line might cannibalize existing product sales.
The survivors had to cannibalize the deceased to stay alive.
In dire situations, some sailors would cannibalize their own crew.

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French:cannibaliser, diminuer, ...
German:ausschlachten, kannibalisieren, ...
Italian:cannibalizzare, mangiare carne umana, ...
Spanish:canibalizar, devorar, ...
Portuguese:canibalizar, devorar, ...
Chinese:拆用零件, 蚕食, ...
Japanese:再利用する, 食い込む, ...
Arabic:فَكَّكَ, قَلَّلَ مَبيعات, ...
Hebrew:לְפָרֵק לְצוֹרֶךְ חֶלְקֵי חִלּוּף, לֶאֱכוֹל מֵהַמְּכִירוֹת, ...
Russian:использовать части, каннибализировать, ...
Ukrainian:розбирати на запчастини, зменшувати, ...
Hindi:एक चीज़ के पुर्जे निकालकर दूसरी चीज़ को ठीक करने में लगाना, कम करना, ...
Bengali:যন্ত্রাংশ খুলে নেওয়া, বিক্রয় হ্রাস করা, ...
Catalan:aprofitar peces de, reduir, ...
Czech:kanibalizovat, ukrajovat z prodejů, ...
Danish:bruge dele fra, spise menneskekød, ...
Dutch:onderdelen hergebruiken, kannibaliseren, ...
Greek:αποσυναρμολογώ, μειώνω, ...
Hungarian:kibelezni, kannibalizálni, ...
Khmer:ដោះគ្រឿងបន្លាស់មកជួសជុល, ធ្វើឱ្យការលក់ផលិតផលដែលមានស្រាប់ថយចុះដោយសារផលិតផលថ្មី, ...
Korean:부품을 재사용하다, 매출을 감소시키다, ...
Persian:قطعه‌برداری کردن, کاهش داد, ...
Polish:kanibalizować, redukować, ...
Portuguese (BR):canibalizar, devorar carne humana, ...
Romanian:a reutiliza piese, a diminua, ...
Swedish:återanvända delar, kannibalisera, ...
Thai:ถอดชิ้นส่วนมาใช้, แย่งยอดขาย, ...
Turkish:parçalarını kullanmak, azaltmak, ...
Vietnamese:tháo linh kiện, giảm doanh số, ...

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