cannibalize
verb (used with object)
to subject to cannibalism.
cannibalise
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a variation of
cannibalize.
Example Sentences
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This means Microsoft is taking a huge gamble, choosing to potentially cannibalise sales in exchange for - it hopes - a sharp increase to Game Pass subscribers.
From BBC ● May 29, 2024
"We're still not sure whether this will cannibalise the Trans Saharan pipeline or run alongside it," he says.
From BBC ● May 15, 2022
The chain has seen falling table turnover rates and profits as consumers dine out less and new stores cannibalise business at older locations.
From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2021
His presence is so big that he’s now forced to cannibalise former roles just to find films that can match his charisma.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2018
Conventional wisdom says incumbent firms are timid about technological change, scared to cannibalise profits and trapped in an unimaginative mindset.
From Economist ● Jan. 3, 2018
