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Weaponize (Verb)

Meaning

Make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon; "Will modern physicists weaponize String Theory?".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

  • Politicians have been known to weaponize complex scientific discoveries for their own gain in public debates and campaigns.
  • Hackers around the world continually try to find ways to weaponize computer viruses and cyber exploits.
  • Environmentalists worry that the development of certain advanced technologies could be used to weaponize the weather itself.
  • Scientists warn that nanoparticles could be designed specifically to weaponize diseases and plagues.
  • Extremists sometimes attempt to weaponize cultural or social issues for their own purposes.

Hypernyms

  • Alter
  • Modify

Related Words

  • Weapon (noun)
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