cannibalise

Verb

Meaning

use parts of something to repair something else

eat human flesh

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cannibalize use make take employ consume exploit utilize seize harness ingest utilise cannibalization cannibalizing cannibalising

Antonyms

deliver

Hypernyms

have use take apply employ consume

Examples

Going into the LCD TV market would cannibalise the sales of its own CRT TVs … But I think what it had underestimated was the development of LCD technology. Source: Internet

Russia has shown that being a nuclear power means you can cannibalise your neighbours." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cannibal sandwich cannibalic cannibalisation cannibalish cannibalism cannibalistic