Weaponize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈwɛpənaɪz/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Weaponize is a verb meaning (transitive) To make into a weapon.
Meaning
(transitive) To make into a weapon.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To make more effective as a weapon.
Example Sentences
To weaponize anthrax it is made more distributable, not more virulent.
Anything can be weaponized. A big enough rock, dropped from a sufficient height, is a very good weapon.
They have weaponized social media. They have weaponized the First Amendment. They have weaponized civic discourse. And they have weaponized, most of all, politics.
[I]f you’re against the weaponization of the Justice Department because you think it was weaponized against you, then you don’t make the situation worse by weaponizing it against your opponents.
Word Forms
- weaponizes
- weaponizing
- weaponized
- weaponise
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include equip, arm, weaponise, weapon, instrumentalize, militarize.
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