Weaponise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Weaponise is a verb meaning Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of weaponize.
Meaning
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of weaponize.
Example Sentences
International scrutiny had driven Chinese authorities away from extrajudicial detention towards forms of "lawfare" and weaponising criminal prosecutions, Ms [Rayhan] Asat said.
Vladimir Putin is seeking to weaponise the threat of mass migration to divide and weaken Europe as supporters of Ukraine struggle to maintain unity to defeat Russia, Kaja Kallas, the Estonian prime minister, says.
Like Twin Peaks: The Return, another rare reboot that worked, Party Down weaponises the fact that so much time has passed since the original series, that the cast is older and slightly more crinkled around the forehead.
Post-Love Island, we have the weaponised horniness of Too Hot to Handle, the hoodwinkery of Ready to Mingle, we have a landscape where Love Is Blind is allowed to happen, and I would even argue that the ancient format of Married at First Sight had a Love Island-adjacent uplift.
Word Forms
- weaponises
- weaponising
- weaponised
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include equip, weaponize, arm, mechanise, militarise, politicise.
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