cannibalize

• Verbo que describe el proceso de extraer piezas de un mecanismo, vehículo o sistema para reparar o ensamblar otro, o en el contexto empresarial, la reducción de ventas de un producto debido al lanzamiento de otro similar nuevo.

A verb used to describe the act of taking parts from one machine, vehicle, or system to repair or build another, or in a business context, to reduce sales of one product by introducing a similar new one.

1. Eat human fleshC1formal

   To consume the flesh of a member of one's own species, especially a human.

   Canibalizar

   • The tribe was known to cannibalize their enemies in ancient times.
   • In extreme survival situations, some have resorted to cannibalizing the dead.
   • The horror movie depicted a group of stranded people who began to cannibalize each other.

2. Use parts for repairB2formaltechnical

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

   Canibalizar (piezas)

   • The mechanic decided to cannibalize the old car for spare parts.
   • They had to cannibalize one computer to fix the other.
   • The company cannibalized its older models to produce a new prototype.

   Sinónimosdismantlerecyclereusesalvagescavengestrip