weaponize
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weaponize
- /ˈwɛpənaɪz/
Where it comes from
From weapon + -ize. First use appears c. 1938. See cite below.
verb weaponizes · weaponizing · weaponized · weaponise
- To make into a weapon. Anything can be weaponized. A big enough rock, dropped from a sufficient height, is a very good weapon.
- To make more effective as a weapon. To weaponize anthrax it is made more distributable, not more virulent.
Translations
Every language
verb make into a weapon
| Español | utilizar / instrumentalizar como arma, convertir / transformar en arma, instrumentar un arma con, usar en contra de, esgrimir, armamentizar |
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| 한국어 | 무기화(武器化)하다 mugihwahada |
| Français | arsenaliser |
| Deutsch | zu einer Waffe machen, in eine Waffe verwandeln, als Waffe verwenden, als Waffe benutzen |
| Italiano | utilizzare come arma, trasformare in arma |
| Русский | использовать как оружие ispolʹzovatʹ kak oružije |
Talk about this word "weaponize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/weaponize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. weaponize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/weaponize "weaponize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/weaponize.Cite this
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title = {weaponize},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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