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To eat (parts of) another of one's own species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
Examples
- The female black widow spider is known to cannibalise the male.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
Examples
- to cannibalize an old laptop for parts
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, transitive
Topics: business
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Rework old material; rehash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
use parts of something to repair something else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cannibalize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
eat human flesh
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cannibalize
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal English -ise English cannibalise From cannibal + -ise.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
kannibalisoida
— to eat one's own species
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Finnish:
harjoittaa ihmissyöntiä
— to eat one's own species
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Spanish:
canibalizar
— to eat one's own species
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Swedish:
kannibalisera
— to eat one's own species
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Finnish:
ottaa osia
— to remove parts of
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Finnish:
purkaa varaosiksi
— to remove parts of
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Spanish:
desguazar
— to remove parts of
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Spanish:
despiezar
— to remove parts of
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Spanish:
despezar
— to remove parts of
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Swedish:
kannibalisera
— to remove parts of
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Finnish:
kannibalisoida
— business: to reduce sales or market share of product by introducing another
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German:
kannibalisieren
— business: to reduce sales or market share of product by introducing another
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Swedish:
kannibalisera
— business: to reduce sales or market share of product by introducing another