📖 Definitions of "Weaponize"
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 "Weaponize"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| 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). |
| armverb | (transitive) To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons. |
| weaponiseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of weaponize. [(transitive) To make into a weapon.] |
| weaponnoun | An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords. |
| instrumentalizeverb | (transitive) To make into an instrument for achieving a goal. |
| militarizeverb | To train or equip for war. |
| bring to bearverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect. |
| instrumentaliseverb | Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of instrumentalize. [(transitive) To make into an instrument for achieving a goal.] |
| nuclearize | (transitive) To arm with nuclear weapons. |
| politicalizenoun | (transitive) To make political; to politicize. |
| martializeverb | To render martial; to equip for war. |
| soldierizeverb | (transitive) To make into a soldier. |
| nucleariseverb | (transitive) Alternative spelling of nuclearize. [(transitive) To arm with nuclear weapons.] |
| tool upverb | (informal, transitive) To furnish with equipment. |
| politizeverb | (transitive, dated) To make political; to politicize. |
| utilitarianizeverb | (transitive) To make utilitarian. |
| politicaliseverb | Alternative form of politicalize. [(transitive) To make political; to politicize.] |
| wieldverb | To handle with skill and ease, especially a weapon or tool. |
| commandeerverb | (transitive) To seize for military use. |
| potentizeverb | (transitive) To make potent |
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