cannibalise
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cannibalise
- /ˈkænɪbəlaɪz/
verb cannibalises · cannibalising · cannibalised · cannibalize
- To eat (parts of) another of one's own species. The female black widow spider is known to cannibalise the male.
- To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines. to cannibalize an old laptop for parts
- To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another. iPad mini to cannibalize 1M full-size iPad sales.
- Rework old material; rehash. When the album succeeds, such as on the swaggering, Queen-esque “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us,” it does so on The Darkness’ own terms—that is, as a random ’80s-cliché generator. But with so many tired, lazy callbacks to its own threadbare catalog (including “Love Is Not The Answer,” a watery echo of the
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verb to eat one's own species
| Español | canibalizar |
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verb business: to reduce sales or market share of product by introducing another
| Deutsch | kannibalisieren |
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Talk about this word "cannibalise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cannibalise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cannibalise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cannibalise "cannibalise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cannibalise.
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@misc{cannibalise_2026,
title = {cannibalise},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cannibalise},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
