weaponized
past simple and past participle ofweaponize
weaponize
verb[T]
(UK usuallyweaponise)uk/ˈwep.ən.aɪz/us/ˈwep.ən.aɪz/toturnbacteria,poisonouschemicals, etc. intoweaponsthat couldkillorinjuremanypeople
to make itpossibleto use something toattackapersonorgroup:
Theyclaimedthat thesecurityagencyhad weaponized theinternet.
Hehopedto weaponize theissueofhealthcareaspartof hiselectioncampaign.
Arms & munitions in general
- air-to-air
- air-to-ground
- ammo
- ammunition
- anti-aircraft
- catapult
- chain mail
- chemical weapon
- conventional
- CS gas
- denuclearize
- gunship
- mustard gas
- nerve gas
- poison gas
- sarin
- stab vest
- stealth
- strategic
- tear gas
Examplesofweaponized
weaponized
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It must not beweaponizedand become another arena of the arms race.
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If the prototype worked, it could beweaponizedand mass-produced.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His experimentation had left him fullyweaponizedas an active telepathic assassin.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A series of conflicting news reports appeared, some claiming the powders had beenweaponizedwith silica.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Most existingweaponizedlasers are gas dynamic lasers.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They even had the resources and know-how to create their ownweaponizedviruses.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.None of these measures would prevent a party from creating aweaponizedgray goo, were such a thing possible.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theweaponizedform is shorter, measuring only the length of a forearm.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Annualized production capacity forweaponizedsmallpox, for example, was 90 to 100 tons.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She was previously working on a cure for aweaponizedversion of smallpox.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In 1971, a release ofweaponizedsmallpox from the island infected ten people, of whom 3 died.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They even had the resources and know how to create their ownweaponizedviruses.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many nations possess vast stockpiles ofweaponizedagents in preparation for wartime use.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These vehicles are oftenweaponized, and many variants has the ability to fly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theweaponizedagent must be resistant to degradation by rain and ultraviolet radiation from sunlight, while retaining the ability to efficiently infect the human lung.
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