Cannibalise
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intransitive verb.
to eat human flesh.
transitive verb.
to use parts of (something, such as a machine), to repair something else.
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verb.
To eat (parts of) another of one's own species.
verb.
To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines.
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verb.
eat human flesh
verb.
use parts of something to repair something else
Word Usage
""(Also) I think we need to be careful about the use of the word 'cannibalise' which brings with it an imputation of bad behaviour.""
Equivalent
cannibalize
Form
cannibalisation
cannibalization
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
apply
consume
employ
have
ingest
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
practice cannibalism
use parts of