weaponize
To make into a weaponTo make into a weapon.
» Algeria shouldn't weaponize its gas supplies to Europe.
Meaning
2 senses(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To make into a weapon.
Anything can be weaponized. A big enough rock, dropped from a sufficient height, is a very good weapon.
zu einer Waffe machen, in eine Waffe verwandeln, als Waffe verwenden
использовать как оружиеispolʹzovatʹ kak oružije
make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon
(British, English, Oxford, US, transitive)To make more effective as a weapon.
To weaponize anthrax it is made more distributable, not more virulent.
Examples
8 sentencesAlgeria shouldn't weaponize its gas supplies to Europe.
Tom is known to weaponize his refugee status.
ruТом, как известно, пользуется своим статусом беженца как аргументом.
Ziri is gathering information in order to weaponize it against you.
The country is accused of weaponizing the internet to cripple its enemies.
The rabbi's grandson weaponized golems, selling them as soldiers to any state that could pay.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From weapon + -ize. First use appears c. 1938. See cite below.From weapon + -ize. First use appears c. 1938. See cite below.
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Forms
weaponizes, weaponizing, weaponized, weaponized| Base form | weaponize · to weaponize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | weaponizes |
| Present participle | weaponizing |
| Past simple | weaponized |
| Past participle | weaponized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle