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cannibalise

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v. i.1.to eat human flesh.
v. t.1.to use parts of (something, such as a machine), to repair something else.
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Verb1.cannibalise - eat human flesh
cannibalize
ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
2.cannibalise - use parts of something to repair something else
cannibalize
apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
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Europe should not cannibalise aid budgets to meet its responsibilities on climate change," said Elise Ford, the head of Oxfam's European office.
NGOs urge EU to stump up new climate finance by AFP / AFP Global Edition
Bomb-makers cannibalise mortar shells and old mines, which are easy to find in the war-ravaged countryside, or jerry-rig mobile phones to crude explosives such as fertiliser and diesel fuel, or batteries.
IEDs wreak havoc among foreign forces in Afghanistan by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
Bomb-makers cannibalise mortar shells and old mines, which are easy to find in the war-ravaged countryside, or jerry-rig mobile phones to crude explosives such as fertiliser and diesel fuel, or batteries.
IEDs wreak havoc among forces in Afghanistan by AFP / AFP South Asian Edition
 
 
 
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