cannibalize
verb (used with object)
to subject to cannibalism.
cannibalise
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a variation of
cannibalize.
Example Sentences
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Cross-badging carries the risk that a Nissan version of a vehicle could cannibalise sales for the Renault equivalent or vice-versa.
From Reuters ● Feb. 2, 2023
"We're still not sure whether this will cannibalise the Trans Saharan pipeline or run alongside it," he says.
From BBC ● May 15, 2022
They hope to build on that turnaround by embracing change, and seeking "new business models to cannibalise old business models".
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2017
It is a relationship so close that the place at which one ends and the other begins can be difficult to pinpoint and the two regularly cannibalise one another.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2014
It is more complicated in countries with a well-established download market, such as America and Britain, where industry executives worry that streaming may cannibalise downloads.
From Economist ● Mar. 20, 2014
