weaponizeverb [ 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.
He hoped to weaponize the issue of healthcare as part of his election campaign.
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Arms & munitions in general
- air-to-air
- air-to-ground
- ammo
- ammunition
- anti-aircraft
- arsenal
- battering ram
- battledress
- breastplate
- bulletproof
- catapult
- CS gas
- mustard gas
- nerve gas
- ordnance
- poison gas
- sarin
- stab vest
- strategic
- tear gas
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