Usually means: Reuse parts from one product.
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  1. cannibalise: Merriam-Webster
  2. cannibalise: Collins English Dictionary
  3. cannibalise: Vocabulary.com
  4. cannibalise: Wordnik
  5. cannibalise: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. cannibalise: Wiktionary
  7. cannibalise: Dictionary.com
  8. cannibalise: Rhymezone
  9. cannibalise: FreeDictionary.org
  10. cannibalise: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. cannibalise: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. cannibalise: Encyclopedia

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

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