Cannibalize

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  • intransitive verb. To remove serviceable parts from (damaged airplanes, for example) for use in the repair of other equipment of the same kind.
  • intransitive verb. To deprive of vital elements or resources, such as personnel, equipment, or funding, for use elsewhere.
  • intransitive verb. To draw on as a major source.
  • intransitive verb. To practice cannibalism on.
  • intransitive verb. To practice cannibalism.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb. same as cannibalise.
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  • verb. Alternative form of cannibalise.
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  • verb. use parts of something to repair something else
  • verb. eat human flesh
  • Word Usage
    "You cannibalize and that's why we use the term cannibalize because that's exactly what is happening not only to us, but to others."
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