cannibalized
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary can·ni·bal·ize v. Pronunciation: ' ka-nə-bə- ˌ līz Function: verb Inflected Form:   -ized ; -iz·ing Date: 1943 transitive verb 1 a : to take salvageable parts from (as a disabled machine) for use in building or repairing another machine b : to make use of (a part taken from one thing) in building, repairing, or creating something else 2 : to deprive of an essential part or element in creating or sustaining another facility or enterprise <the energy system has begun cannibalizing the economic system it is supposed to fuel ― Barry Commoner> 3 : to use or draw on material of (as another writer or an earlier work) <a volume ⋯ that not only cannibalize s previous publications but is intended itself to be cannibalized ― R. M. Adams> 4 : to take (sales) away from an existing product by selling or being sold as a similar but new product usually from the same manufacturer also : to affect (as an existing product) adversely by cannibalizing sales intransitive verb 1 : to practice cannibalism 2 : to cannibalize one unit for the sake of another of the same kind –can·ni·bal·i·za·tion \ ˌ ka-nə-bə-lə- ' zā-shən\ noun ]]>