Cannibalize,
Definition of Cannibalize:
(of an animal) eat (a member of the same species).
Stripping a machine or equipment of usable parts, to maintain an identical or similar machine in working order.
Use (a machine) as a source of spare parts for another, similar machine.
How to use Cannibalize in a sentence?
- Cannibalizing two broken-down cars might provide spare parts to make one working car.
- Female spiders cannibalize courting males.
Meaning of Cannibalize & Cannibalize Definition