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cannibalise

verb

1. eat human flesh

• Syn: ↑cannibalize

• Derivationally related forms: ↑cannibal, ↑cannibal (for: ↑cannibalize)

• Hypernyms: ↑consume, ↑ingest, ↑take in, ↑take, ↑have

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

2. use parts of something to repair something else

• Syn: ↑cannibalize

• Hypernyms: ↑use, ↑utilize, ↑utilise, ↑apply, ↑employ

• Entailment: ↑disassemble, ↑dismantle, ↑take apart, ↑break up, ↑break apart

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

Useful english dictionary. 2012.