cannibalise

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cannibalise
    v 1: eat human flesh [syn: {cannibalize}, {cannibalise}]
    2: use parts of something to repair something else [syn:
       {cannibalize}, {cannibalise}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cannibalise \cannibalise\, cannibalize \cannibalize\v. i.
   to eat human flesh.

   Syn: practice cannibalism.
        [WordNet 1.5] cannibalise

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cannibalise \cannibalise\, cannibalize \cannibalize\v. t.
   to use parts of (something, such as a machine), to repair
   something else.

   Syn: use parts of.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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