weaponize
verb
weap·on·ize
ˈwe-pə-ˌnīz 
weaponized; weaponizing
: to adapt for use as a weapon of war
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But the show ultimately weaponizes that claustrophobia to its benefit.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Authoritarian populists have won at the ballot box and then weaponized their power to eliminate checks and balances and decimate their opponents.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
That is something that the right has figured out and weaponized and the left is grappling with and wading into.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
Doha has used this extraordinary wealth to carve out a central role in world affairs by funding the Muslim Brotherhood, a global Islamist movement that Hamas belongs to, and weaponizing Al Jazeera, a multi-lingual international TV channel.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Authoritarian populists have won at the ballot box and then weaponized their power to eliminate checks and balances and decimate their opponents.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
That is something that the right has figured out and weaponized and the left is grappling with and wading into.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024
Doha has used this extraordinary wealth to carve out a central role in world affairs by funding the Muslim Brotherhood, a global Islamist movement that Hamas belongs to, and weaponizing Al Jazeera, a multi-lingual international TV channel.
—Daniel Markind, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Weaponize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weaponize. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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