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Definition cannibalize in British English

cannibalize verb

[transitive] verb
/ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/
1

to take parts of something, for example parts from a machine, in order to make something else

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break brick cannibalise
2

to take assets (=money or property) from one business in order to improve another one

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account after hours asset
3

to eat another human, or another animal of the same type

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bite bolt cannibalize
Definition cannibalize in British English