weaponized

verb/ˈwɛpənaɪzd/

Frequency rank: #18,618 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

turned something into a weapon or tool for attack or harm

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Example sentence

The hackers weaponized stolen data to blackmail several large corporations.

Synonyms & related words

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