cannibalise

• Verbo que significa usar partes de un mecanismo o vehículo para reparar otro, o en los negocios, reducir las ventas de un producto existente al lanzar otro similar nuevo.

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.

   Canibalizar

   • 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.

   Canibalizar (desmantelar para piezas)

   • 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.

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