If an organization gobbles up a smaller organization, it takes control of it or destroys it. Banc One of Ohio has built an empire in the mid-west by gobbling up smaller banks
gobbled up
Türkische aussprache
gäbıld ʌp
Aussprache
/ˈgäbəld ˈəp/ /ˈɡɑːbəld ˈʌp/
Etymologie
[ 'gä-b&l ] (transitive verb.) 1601. probably irregular from 1gob.