weaponizedadj.

Brit.

/ˈwɛpənʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˈwɛpəˌnaɪzd/

Forms: 1900s– weaponised, 1900s– weaponized.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: weapon n., -ized suffix.

Etymology: < weapon n. + -ized suffix. Compare slightly later weaponize v.

a. Adapted for use as a weapon.

ΚΠ

1956 in Internat. Security 4 (1979) 197 The fourth was an air burst of a boosted fission weapon using a U-235 core which obtained an energy yield of approximately 251 kt. It was probably a weaponized version of the 1953 boosted configuration reduced to a more easily deliverable size.

1976 U.S. News & World Rep. (Nexis) 9 Aug. 24 He adds that nuclear devices ‘won't necessarily be what we call “weaponized”—not something in the front end of a sophisticated missile.’

2001 Barron's 5 Nov. 38 Meanwhile, the now-infamous Japanese Army Unit 731 tested weaponized versions of smallpox on prisoners of war in Manchuria.

b. figurative. Used or repurposed in order to undermine, criticize, or oppose others, or in order to spread discord. Cf. weaponize v. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > [adjective] > causing or desiring dissension

bate-making1533

makebatea1577

bate-breeding1594

firebrand1609

diversivolent1612

mischief-making1693

weaponized1988

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > attacking

assailing1528

assailant1592

assaulting1797

assaultive1955

weaponized1988

1988 Mass. Daily Collegian 15 Mar. 3/2 Just as nuclear energy has become sexualized, sex has become more weaponized.

2019 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 1 Oct. a22 [His] weaponized disinformation is corrosive to democracy no matter whom it targets.

2. Equipped with weapons. Also in extended use: characterized by the deployment or use of weapons; militarized.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective]

weaponedc1000

armedc1300

well-armedc1300

well-weaponeda1325

armed to the teethc1380

well-steeledc1390

warlikec1420

anarm1426

boden1429

well-harnesseda1450

geared1488

well-geared1488

well-boden1496

warly1508

enarmedc1540

burled1616

undisarmed1649

of (good) force1697

tooled up1959

weaponized1973

1973 Black Panther 7 Apr. 10/2 Observers worry that the fledgling crime protection industry may follow a similar line, with huge profits made in this industry supporting a new domestic lobby for more weaponized solutions to the anger of the ghetto, the barrio and the poor white hollow.

1976 Aviation Week 1 Nov. 19/2 He said the Navy plans to build a 3,000-ton ‘weaponized’ surface-effect ship.

1985 Ethics 95 668 It is true to claim that a weaponized SDI would be inimical to the arms control negotiating process as it has been organized since the early 1970s.

2000 Signal Nov. 24/2 This weaponized CAOC [= Combined Aerospace Operations Center] Gen. Perryman explains, will use command and control processes as well as employ a standardized manner of providing aerospace power to a joint air force component (JFAC) commander.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weaponized
释义	weaponizedadj. Brit. /ˈwɛpənʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈwɛpəˌnaɪzd/ Forms: 1900s– weaponised, 1900s– weaponized. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: weapon n., -ized suffix. Etymology: < weapon n. + -ized suffix. Compare slightly later weaponize v. 1. a. Adapted for use as a weapon. ΚΠ 1956 in Internat. Security 4 (1979) 197 The fourth was an air burst of a boosted fission weapon using a U-235 core which obtained an energy yield of approximately 251 kt. It was probably a weaponized version of the 1953 boosted configuration reduced to a more easily deliverable size. 1976 U.S. News & World Rep. (Nexis) 9 Aug. 24 He adds that nuclear devices ‘won't necessarily be what we call “weaponized”—not something in the front end of a sophisticated missile.’ 2001 Barron's 5 Nov. 38 Meanwhile, the now-infamous Japanese Army Unit 731 tested weaponized versions of smallpox on prisoners of war in Manchuria. b. figurative. Used or repurposed in order to undermine, criticize, or oppose others, or in order to spread discord. Cf. weaponize v. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > [adjective] > causing or desiring dissension bate-making1533 makebatea1577 bate-breeding1594 firebrand1609 diversivolent1612 mischief-making1693 weaponized1988 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > [adjective] > attacking assailing1528 assailant1592 assaulting1797 assaultive1955 weaponized1988 1988 Mass. Daily Collegian 15 Mar. 3/2 Just as nuclear energy has become sexualized, sex has become more weaponized. 2019 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 1 Oct. a22 [His] weaponized disinformation is corrosive to democracy no matter whom it targets. 2. Equipped with weapons. Also in extended use: characterized by the deployment or use of weapons; militarized. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] weaponedc1000 armedc1300 well-armedc1300 well-weaponeda1325 armed to the teethc1380 well-steeledc1390 warlikec1420 anarm1426 boden1429 well-harnesseda1450 geared1488 well-geared1488 well-boden1496 warly1508 enarmedc1540 burled1616 undisarmed1649 of (good) force1697 tooled up1959 weaponized1973 1973 Black Panther 7 Apr. 10/2 Observers worry that the fledgling crime protection industry may follow a similar line, with huge profits made in this industry supporting a new domestic lobby for more weaponized solutions to the anger of the ghetto, the barrio and the poor white hollow. 1976 Aviation Week 1 Nov. 19/2 He said the Navy plans to build a 3,000-ton ‘weaponized’ surface-effect ship. 1985 Ethics 95 668 It is true to claim that a weaponized SDI would be inimical to the arms control negotiating process as it has been organized since the early 1970s. 2000 Signal Nov. 24/2 This weaponized CAOC [= Combined Aerospace Operations Center] Gen. Perryman explains, will use command and control processes as well as employ a standardized manner of providing aerospace power to a joint air force component (JFAC) commander. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1956
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