cannibalization

noun

can·​ni·​bal·​i·​za·​tion ˌka-nə-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

-ˌlī-ˈzā-

variants also British cannibalisation

plural -s

: the action of cannibalizing an operating unit or enterprise

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