Definition of "weaponised" [weaponised]

• Alternative spelling of weaponized. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of weaponise. (verb)

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• "To be effective as a mass biological weapon, he says the spores have to be precision-milled so they are fine enough to penetrate the alveoli of the human lung, a technique the United States mastered in the 1950s when they "weaponised" anthrax very effectively."
• "As has been the case with previous military enthusiasm for such ventures, this new level of funding is likely to cause additional concern that social science will become 'weaponised' and distort a field that has traditionally had a commitment to a 'do no harm' policy."
• "She said that while it was believed Iraq scientists were working in chemical and biological laboratories, there were doubts over whether they could have "weaponised" the substances."