cannibalize
拆用,拆解,拆分,食用
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can·ni·bal·ized, can·ni·bal·iz·ing.
- : to subject to cannibalism.
- : to remove parts, equipment, assets, employees, etc., from in order to use them in another: to cannibalize old airplanes for replacement parts.
- : to cut into; cause to become reduced; diminish: New products introduced in the next six months will cannibalize sales from established lines.
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can·ni·bal·ized, can·ni·bal·iz·ing.
- : to act cannibalistically; practice cannibalism.
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Examples
Some species, for instance, have been seen cannibalizing each other.
Studios don’t seem to agree on whether streaming services are cannibalizing box office numbers.
According to Lemon, the streaming early releases did not cannibalize linear viewership.
Unbeknownst to many, battles are fought and alliances are formed every day as companies cannibalize each other in the race to hold the most patents for 5G technologies.
The problem is that brands are reluctant to give up their email CRM, and they sometimes feel like SMS cannibalizes it — when really it should eat it all up and just replace it.
But I do, so I thought “why would I cannibalize those ideas into a book?”
"The events won't cannibalize each other and that's the only reason I would do this," Tollett said.
I dread the time when I shall have to cannibalize the recorder.