cannibalize

v. use parts from equipment to use in the repair of other equipment of the same type, take parts from one machine to repair another; eat human flesh; practice cannibalism, engage in cannibalism; deprive of crucial elements; (Business) reduce staff or material in order to benefit in other companies or products (also cannibalise)

Cannibalism (from Spanish , in connection with alleged cannibalism among the Caribs), also called anthropophagy (from Greek  "man" and "to consume") is the act or practice of humans consuming other humans. In zoology, the term cannibalism is extended to refer to any species consuming members of its own kind.
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Verb
1. eat human flesh
(synonym) cannibalise
(hypernym) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
(derivation) cannibal, man-eater, anthropophagus, anthropophagite
2. use parts of something to repair something else
(synonym) cannibalise
(hypernym) use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
(entail) disassemble, dismantle, take apart, break up, break apart

To remove serviceable assemblies, subassemblies or components from a repairable or serviceable item of equipment in order to install them on another. See also salvage. 15/7/2000

Prélever sur un matériel réparable ou en état de service, des ensembles, sousensembles ou composants en état de service, afin de les installer sur un autre. Voir aussi récupération. 15/7/2000

cannibalize /'kænibəlaiz/ (cannibalise) /'kænibəlaiz/
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