cannibalized

[US]/ˌkænɪˈbɑːl.aɪzd/
[UK]/ˌkæn.ə.baɪ'laɪzd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v.To eat the flesh of one’s own kind.; To dismantle and use parts from (something) for another purpose.; To allocate personnel or resources from one area to another, often in a way that depletes the original area.

Phrases & Collocations

cannibalized parts

cannibalized resources

cannibalized products

cannibalized assets

cannibalized components

cannibalized systems

cannibalized technology

cannibalized designs

cannibalized inventory

cannibalized equipment

Example Sentences

the company cannibalized its own product line to boost sales.

some features were cannibalized from older models.

the new software cannibalized the existing applications.

his ideas cannibalized the original concept.

the rival brand cannibalized our market share.

the marketing strategy cannibalized previous campaigns.

they fear the new product will cannibalize their best sellers.

in some cases, innovation can cannibalize existing technologies.

the merger cannibalized several departments within the company.

they decided to cannibalize the old inventory for the new launch.

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