<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To subject to cannibalism.</li><li>To remove parts, equipment, assets, employees, etc., from (an item, product, or business) in order to use them in another: to cannibalize old airplanes for replacement parts.</li><li>To cut into; cause to become reduced; diminish: New products introduced in the next six months will cannibalize sales from established lines.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>To act cannibalistically; practice cannibalism.</li></ul>