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weaponize
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weap·on·ize  (wp-nz)
v. weap·on·ized, weap·on·iz·ing, weap·on·iz·es
v.tr.
1. To supply with weapons or deploy weapons in: weaponize outer space with lasers.
2.
a. To place or mount (an explosive or nuclear device, for example) on a missile or other delivery system.
b. To equip (a missile or other delivery system) with an explosive or other weapon.
3. To produce or refine (a substance or biological agent, for example) for use as a weapon.
v.intr.
To deploy missiles or other delivery systems equipped with weapons.

weaponize, weaponise [ˈwɛpəˌnaɪz]
vb (tr)
(Military) to adapt (a chemical, bacillus, etc.) in such a way that it can be used as a weapon
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.weaponize - make into or use as a weapon or a potential weapon; "Will modern physicists weaponize String Theory?"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
Translations
weaponize [ˈwɛpənaɪz] weaponise (British) vtutiliser à des fins militaires


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And he complained that there has been no movement for "well over a year" from Iran on allegations it had previously been engaged in studies on nuclear weaponisation.
But its Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, has said that the evidence of Iranian weaponisation "appears to have been derived from multiple sources over different periods of time.
The time is approaching for the United States and its allies to abandon "zero enrichment" as a goal a" it's no longer feasible a" and concentrate on how to exclude weaponisation, cap enrichment and ensure Iran believes the price for breaking any accord will be heavy.
 
 
 
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