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verb [ T ] (UK usually weaponise) uk / ˈwep.ən.aɪz / us / ˈwep.ən.aɪz / to turn bacteria, poisonous chemicals, etc. into weapons that could kill or injure many people. to make it possible to use something to attack a person or group: They claimed that the security agency had weaponized the internet.
noun. Examples of weaponize in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Trump and his allies are openly talking about weaponizing the government to seek revenge against critics in media and politics, with some of his extremist allies even talking about jailing their fellow Americans.
to turn bacteria, poisonous chemicals, etc. into weapons that could kill or injure many people. to make it possible to use something to attack a person or group: They claimed that the security agency had weaponized the internet. He hoped to weaponize the issue of healthcare as part of his election campaign.
To use something in order to deliberately inflict harm on people is to weaponize it. If you start pelting your brother with grapes, he might accuse you of weaponizing your fruit salad. When a group or government weaponizes something, they take an ordinary object and turn it into a weapon.
to supply or equip with a weapon or weapons: to weaponize trucks and helicopters. to develop (a chemical, microorganism, etc.) for use as a weapon, as in biological warfare: to weaponize uranium; weaponized anthrax. to use as a means to gain a powerful advantage: She has been known to weaponize her femininity.
verb. /ˈwepənaɪz/ ( British English also weaponise) Verb Forms. weaponize something to make something suitable for use to harm somebody or to damage something. They may have weaponized quantities of anthrax. (figurative) They were accused of weaponizing fake news on social media to gain an advantage over their opponents.
If a substance or material is weaponized, it is used as a weapon or made into a weapon. If an area is weaponized, it is used as a location for weapons.
