OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 47968

weaponize

/ˈwɛpənaɪz/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
armamentizar • convertir en arma • esgrimir • instrumentalizar como arma • instrumentar un arma con • militarizar • transformar en arma • usar en contra de • utilizar como arma
To make into a weapon.
Anything can be weaponized. A big enough rock, dropped from a sufficient height, is a very good weapon.
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