"cannibalise" meaning in All languages combined

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cannibalisation"
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      "word": "cannibalization"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "cannibal + -ise",
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        "singular",
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The female black widow spider is known to cannibalise the male."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To eat (parts of) another of one's own species."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To eat (parts of) another of one's own species."
      ],
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "70 3 26 2",
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          "sense": "to eat one's own species",
          "word": "kannibalisoida"
        },
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          "_dis1": "70 3 26 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "to eat human flesh",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to eat one's own species",
          "word": "harjoittaa ihmissyöntiä"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "cannibalized an old laptop for parts",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1962 April, “Motive power miscellany: Scottish Region”, in Modern Railways, page 284",
          "text": "According to our correspondent, at least one of the Type 2s has had to be cannibalised to facilitate repairs, as spares are often in short supply.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1991, Anthony Kemp, The SAS at War 1941–1945 (John Murray (Publishers) Ltd)",
          "text": "When the attack ceased they managed to cannibalize parts to get one truck going and set off for the rendezvous with Fraser, only to find nobody there."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines."
      ],
      "id": "en-cannibalise-en-verb-tn9l5oal",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines."
      ],
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        "UK",
        "transitive"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "15 78 5 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to remove parts of",
          "word": "ottaa osia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 78 5 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to remove parts of",
          "word": "purkaa varaosiksi"
        }
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Business",
          "orig": "en:Business",
          "parents": [
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 16 52 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 15 51 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ise",
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2012 October 17, electronista",
          "text": "iPad mini to cannibalize 1M full-size iPad sales.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another."
      ],
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, business) To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "business"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 2 85 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "business: to reduce sales or market share of product by introducing another",
          "word": "kannibalisoida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 2 85 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "business: to reduce sales or market share of product by introducing another",
          "word": "kannibalisieren"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "ref": "2012 August 21, Jason Heller, “The Darkness: Hot Cakes (Music Review)”, in The Onion AV Club",
          "text": "When the album succeeds, such as on the swaggering, Queen-esque “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us,” it does so on The Darkness’ own terms—that is, as a random ’80s-cliché generator. But with so many tired, lazy callbacks to its own threadbare catalog (including “Love Is Not The Answer,” a watery echo of the epic “I Believe In A Thing Called Love” from 2003’s Permission To Land), Hot Cakes marks the point where The Darkness has stopped cannibalizing the golden age of stadium rock and simply started cannibalizing itself. And, despite Hawkins’ inveterate crotch-grabbing, there was never that much meat there to begin with.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Rework old material; rehash."
      ],
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  ],
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        {
          "text": "The female black widow spider is known to cannibalise the male."
        }
      ],
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        "To eat (parts of) another of one's own species."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To eat (parts of) another of one's own species."
      ],
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        "UK",
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        {
          "ref": "1962 April, “Motive power miscellany: Scottish Region”, in Modern Railways, page 284",
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          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1991, Anthony Kemp, The SAS at War 1941–1945 (John Murray (Publishers) Ltd)",
          "text": "When the attack ceased they managed to cannibalize parts to get one truck going and set off for the rendezvous with Fraser, only to find nobody there."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines."
      ],
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      ],
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        "(transitive, business) To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another."
      ],
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to eat one's own species",
      "word": "kannibalisoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "to eat human flesh",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to eat one's own species",
      "word": "harjoittaa ihmissyöntiä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to remove parts of",
      "word": "ottaa osia"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to remove parts of",
      "word": "purkaa varaosiksi"
    },
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      "word": "kannibalisoida"
    },
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      "sense": "business: to reduce sales or market share of product by introducing another",
      "word": "kannibalisieren"
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