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weaponize

wea·po·nize

UK/ˈwɛpənaɪz/ uncommon british us

verb

1.

make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon

  • “Will modern physicists weaponize String Theory?”

Origin

From weapon + -ize. First use appears c. 1938. See cite below.

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