cannibalise

• Глагол, означающий использование частей одного механизма или транспортного средства для ремонта другого, или в бизнесе — снижение продаж одного продукта за счёт внедрения аналогичного нового.

A verb meaning to use parts from one machine or vehicle to repair another, or in business, to reduce sales of one product by introducing a similar new one.

1. Consume human fleshC1formal

   To eat the flesh of another human being.

   Поедать человеческую плоть

   • The stranded survivors were forced to cannibalise the dead to stay alive.
   • In some ancient cultures, warriors would cannibalise their defeated enemies.
   • The horror film depicted a tribe that would cannibalise outsiders.

2. Dismantle for partsB2informal

   To take parts from one machine or vehicle to repair or build another, typically of the same type.

   Разобрать на запчасти

   • The mechanic decided to cannibalise the old car to fix the new one.
   • They had to cannibalise a broken printer for spare parts.
   • The company cannibalised its older models to keep production running.

   Synonymssalvagescavengestrip