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cannibalize

verb

Meaning

  1. To eat (parts of) another of one's own species.
  2. To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines.
  3. To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another.
  4. Rework old material; rehash.

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Sources

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