v.
Pronunciation: ' we-p ə - ˌ n ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 1957
: to adapt for use as a weapon of war
– wea · pon · i · za · tion \ ˌ we-p ə -n ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun
v.
Pronunciation: ' we-p ə - ˌ n ī z
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -ized ; -iz · ing
Date: 1957
: to adapt for use as a weapon of war
– wea · pon · i · za · tion \ ˌ we-p ə -n ə - ' z ā -sh ə n \ noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012