📖 Definitions of "Weaponise"
verb
- 1
To make into a weapon.
"Anything can be weaponized. A big enough rock, dropped from a sufficient height, is a very good weapon."
- 2
To make more effective as a weapon.
"To weaponize anthrax it is made more distributable, not more virulent."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Weaponise"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| equipverb | (transitive) To supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task; to provide with (e.g. weapons, provisions, munitions, rigging). |
| weaponizeverb | (transitive) To make into a weapon. |
| armverb | (transitive) To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons. |
| mechaniseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of mechanize. [To equip something with machinery.] |
| militarisenoun | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of militarize. [To give a military character to something, such as government or organization.] |
| politiciseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of politicize. [(intransitive) To engage in or discuss politics.] |
| humaniseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanize. [(transitive) To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human.] |
| personiseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of personize. [(archaic) To personify.] |
| masculinisenoun | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of masculinize. [(transitive) To make masculine; to give typically male characteristics.] |
| foreigniseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of foreignize. [(transitive) To make foreign.] |
| industrialiseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of industrialize. [(of a country) To develop industry; to become industrial.] |
| commercialiseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of commercialize. [(transitive) To bring into commerce from an earlier condition (such as idea alone, experimental prototypes alone, or one-off custom builds only).] |
| feminisenoun | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of feminize. [(transitive) To make (more) feminine.] |
| westerniseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of westernize. [(transitive, intransitive) To render something western in character.] |
| villainiseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of villainize. [(transitive) To represent as a villain.] |
| winteriseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of winterize. [(transitive) To prepare (something) for winter weather.] |
| heroiseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of heroize. [(transitive) To make someone into a hero.] |
| legitimiseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of legitimize. [(transitive) To make legitimate.] |
| grammaticaliseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of grammaticalize. [(transitive) To make grammatical.] |
| agriculturaliseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of agriculturalize. [(transitive) To make agricultural.] |
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