weaponizingn.

Brit.

/ˈwɛp(ə)nʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwɛpəˌnaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: 1900s– weaponizing, 1900s– weaponising.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: weaponize v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < weaponize v. + -ing suffix¹.

The development and manufacture of weapons technology; spec. the adaptation of a substance or device for use as a weapon. Also: the implementation of an armament programme.

ΘΚΠ

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

armingc1330

weaponing1590

armament1699

rearmament1769

munitionment1915

weaponizing1967

weaponization1969

1967 Washington Post 10 Feb. a16/1 Although it is true that peaceful devices could be adapted for bombs, the ‘weaponizing’ process would require the developing of distinctive casings and fusing apparatus, not to mention delivery vehicles.

1985 Ethics 95 668 Whether or not one sees merit in the U.S. weaponizing of the SDI and moving into a period of defensive transition in the 1990s, there is no doubt that the United States does not confront a simple choice between the SDI and negotiated arms control.

1988 Amer. Econ. Rev. 78 54 The costs are magnified when rivals succeed in inducing each other into extra weaponizing, payments to allies, and irrelevant wars.

2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Oct. a30/2 It may suggest that some terrorist or home-grown renegade is closer than expected to having the ability to release anthrax as an aerosol that could cause mass casualties. But that sort of weaponizing may not be so easy in practice.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	weaponizing
释义	weaponizingn. Brit. /ˈwɛp(ə)nʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwɛpəˌnaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: 1900s– weaponizing, 1900s– weaponising. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: weaponize v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < weaponize v. + -ing suffix¹. The development and manufacture of weapons technology; spec. the adaptation of a substance or device for use as a weapon. Also: the implementation of an armament programme. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun] armingc1330 weaponing1590 armament1699 rearmament1769 munitionment1915 weaponizing1967 weaponization1969 1967 Washington Post 10 Feb. a16/1 Although it is true that peaceful devices could be adapted for bombs, the ‘weaponizing’ process would require the developing of distinctive casings and fusing apparatus, not to mention delivery vehicles. 1985 Ethics 95 668 Whether or not one sees merit in the U.S. weaponizing of the SDI and moving into a period of defensive transition in the 1990s, there is no doubt that the United States does not confront a simple choice between the SDI and negotiated arms control. 1988 Amer. Econ. Rev. 78 54 The costs are magnified when rivals succeed in inducing each other into extra weaponizing, payments to allies, and irrelevant wars. 2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Oct. a30/2 It may suggest that some terrorist or home-grown renegade is closer than expected to having the ability to release anthrax as an aerosol that could cause mass casualties. But that sort of weaponizing may not be so easy in practice. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1967
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