different between cannibalisation vs cannibalise

English

Noun

cannibalisation (usually uncountable, plural cannibalisations)

1. (British spelling) Alternative form of cannibalization

See also

• cannibalise

References

• “cannibalisation”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

French

Pronunciation

Noun

cannibalisation f (plural cannibalisations)

1. cannibalization

Related terms

• cannibale
• cannibaliser
• cannibalisme

Further reading

• “cannibalisation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• cannibalize (especially US)

Etymology

cannibal +? -ise

Verb

cannibalise (third-person singular simple present cannibalises, present participle cannibalising, simple past and past participle cannibalised) (British spelling)

1. (transitive) To eat (parts of) another of one's own species.

   The female black widow spider is known to cannibalise the male.

2. (transitive) To remove parts of (a machine, etc) for use in other similar machines.
   • 1991, Anthony Kemp, The SAS at War 1941–1945 (John Murray (Publishers) Ltd):

     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.

3. (transitive, business) To reduce sales or market share (for one of one's own products) by introducing another.
   • 2012, electronista, October 17, 2012:

     iPad mini to cannibalize 1M full-size iPad sales.

4. Rework old material; rehash.

Derived terms

• cannibalisation, cannibalization

Translations

French

Verb

cannibalise

1. first-person singular present indicative of cannibaliser
2. third-person singular present indicative of cannibaliser
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of cannibaliser
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of cannibaliser
5. second-person singular imperative of cannibaliser