cannibalize


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cannibalize /ˈkanɪbəlʌɪz/ (or cannibalise)
verb
  • 1 use (a machine) as a source of spare parts for another, similar machine.
  • 2 (of a company) reduce (the sales of one of its products) by introducing a similar, competing product.
  • 3 (of an animal) eat (an animal of its own kind).
– derivatives
cannibalization noun.
'cannibalize' also found in these Oxford entries:

Download free Android and iPhone apps

Android AppiPhone App
Report an inappropriate ad.