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Definition of weaponize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

weaponize

verb

NAmE//ˈwɛpəˌnaɪz//

weaponize somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they weaponize

he / she / it weaponizes

past simple weaponized

-ing form weaponizing

to make something suitable for use as a weapon They may have weaponized quantities of anthrax.

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weaponization

NAmE//ˌwɛpənəˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See weaponize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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