Meaning of weaponise | Babel Free

Definitions

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of weaponize.

UK, alt-of, nonstandard

Examples

“Post-Love Island, we have⟳ the weaponised horniness of Too Hot to Handle⟳, the hoodwinkery of Ready to Mingle, we have⟳ a landscape where Love⟳ Is Blind is allowed to happen⟳, and I would even argue⟳ that the ancient format of Married at First Sight had a Love⟳ Island-adjacent uplift.”

“Like⟳ Twin Peaks: The Return⟳, another rare reboot that worked, Party Down weaponises the fact that so much time has passed since the original series, that the cast⟳ is older and slightly more crinkled around the forehead.”

“Vladimir Putin is seeking to weaponise the threat of mass migration to divide⟳ and weaken Europe as supporters of Ukraine struggle⟳ to maintain⟳ unity to defeat⟳ Russia, Kaja Kallas, the Estonian prime minister, says.”

“International scrutiny had driven Chinese authorities away from extrajudicial detention towards forms of "lawfare" and weaponising criminal prosecutions, Ms [Rayhan] Asat said.”

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