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
Turkish pronunciation
gäbıld ʌp
Pronunciation
/ˈgäbəld ˈəp/ /ˈɡɑːbəld ˈʌp/
Etymology
[ 'gä-b&l ] (transitive verb.) 1601. probably irregular from 1gob.