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(transitive) To make into a weapon. / (transitive) To make more effective as a weapon.

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weaponize

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Source Word

weaponize

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈwɛpənaɪz/

transitive

(transitive) To make into a weapon. / (transitive) To make more effective as a weapon.

Japanese Meaning

武器や兵器として利用できるようにする / 兵器的な効果を高めるために利用する

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Critics argued that the new law would weaponize the judiciary against political opponents.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

批評家たちは、その新しい法律が政治的対立者に対して司法を武器化するだろうと主張した。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To make into a weapon.

Though most Russian efforts unveiled thus far seem to have been aimed at weaponizing the far right, the existence of BlackMattersUS indicates Russian agents were equally motivated to infiltrate the far left in order to amplify partisan divides that would simultaneously energize Trump’s base and disillusion Hillary’s.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

(transitive) To make more effective as a weapon.

To weaponize anthrax it is made more distributable, not more virulent.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

weaponizes

（ present singular third-person ）

weaponizing

（ participle present ）

weaponized

（ participle past ）

weaponized

（ past ）

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