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weap·on·ize
(wĕp′ə-nīz′)v. weap·on·ized, weap·on·iz·ing, weap·on·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To supply with weapons or deploy weapons in: weaponize outer space with lasers.
2.
a. To place or mount (an explosive or nuclear device, for example) on a missile or other delivery system.
b. To equip (a missile or other delivery system) with an explosive or other weapon.
3. To produce or refine (a substance or biological agent, for example) for use as a weapon.
v.intr.
To deploy missiles or other delivery systems equipped with weapons.
weap′on·i·za′tion (-ə-nĭ-;zā′shən) n.
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weaponize
(ˈwɛpəˌnaɪz) orweaponise
vb (tr)
(Military) to adapt (a chemical, bacillus, etc) in such a way that it can be used as a weapon
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weaponize
Past participle: weaponized
Gerund: weaponizing
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| I weaponize |
| you weaponize |
| he/she/it weaponizes |
| we weaponize |
| you weaponize |
| they weaponize |
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| I weaponized |
| you weaponized |
| he/she/it weaponized |
| we weaponized |
| you weaponized |
| they weaponized |
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| I am weaponizing |
| you are weaponizing |
| he/she/it is weaponizing |
| we are weaponizing |
| you are weaponizing |
| they are weaponizing |
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| I have weaponized |
| you have weaponized |
| he/she/it has weaponized |
| we have weaponized |
| you have weaponized |
| they have weaponized |
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| I was weaponizing |
| you were weaponizing |
| he/she/it was weaponizing |
| we were weaponizing |
| you were weaponizing |
| they were weaponizing |
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| I had weaponized |
| you had weaponized |
| he/she/it had weaponized |
| we had weaponized |
| you had weaponized |
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| I will weaponize |
| you will weaponize |
| he/she/it will weaponize |
| we will weaponize |
| you will weaponize |
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| I will have weaponized |
| you will have weaponized |
| he/she/it will have weaponized |
| we will have weaponized |
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| I will be weaponizing |
| you will be weaponizing |
| he/she/it will be weaponizing |
| we will be weaponizing |
| you will be weaponizing |
| they will be weaponizing |
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| I have been weaponizing |
| you have been weaponizing |
| he/she/it has been weaponizing |
| we have been weaponizing |
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| I will have been weaponizing |
| you will have been weaponizing |
| he/she/it will have been weaponizing |
| we will have been weaponizing |
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| they will have been weaponizing |
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| I had been weaponizing |
| you had been weaponizing |
| he/she/it had been weaponizing |
| we had been weaponizing |
| you had been weaponizing |
| they had been weaponizing |
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| I would weaponize |
| you would weaponize |
| he/she/it would weaponize |
| we would weaponize |
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| I would have weaponized |
| you would have weaponized |
| he/she/it would have weaponized |
| we would have weaponized |
| you would have weaponized |
| they would have weaponized |
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Verb 1. weaponize - make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon; "Will modern physicists weaponize String Theory?"
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