Definition of "weaponize" []

• To supply with weapons or deploy weapons in: weaponize outer space with lasers. (verb-transitive)
• To place or mount (an explosive or nuclear device, for example) on a missile or other delivery system. (verb-transitive)
• To equip (a missile or other delivery system) with an explosive or other weapon. (verb-transitive)
• To produce or refine (a substance or biological agent, for example) for use as a weapon. (verb-transitive)
• To deploy missiles or other delivery systems equipped with weapons. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "And then you have to what we call weaponize it: get it down to the right particle size."
• "And then you have to what we call weaponize it, get it down to the right particle size."
• "ZAHN: Let's talk about what else they'd have to be capable of doing to so-called weaponize these agents."