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# How to pronounce "weaponizes" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/wɪːpɒnɪzɛs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **wea·po·ni·zes**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (9 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "weaponizes" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "this new book what exactly does it contain well it's basically a good example of how the Russian government weaponizes history or in other words users past events real or imaginary to justify the kremlin's current actions um so one key theme in this book is that"
- **Watch at 0:48**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZScWAGMajLo&t=48s)

### Example 2
> "public support for the military government these posts include misogynistic sexualized abuse including photoshopped pornography as well as racist abuse that weaponizes any perceived support for the Muslim rohingya minority sometimes they message me on messenger and send things like oh we're gonna rape your mother we're gonna rape you we're gonna send like like hundreds of Muslim men to rape you and sometimes pro-democracy activist hanin"
- **Watch at 2:51**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReCiOJCXaIU&t=171s)

### Example 3
> "up four distribution hubs, one in central Gaza and three in the south. But the United Nations and other humanitarian groups are boycotting it, saying it weaponizes aid. Since it began operations last week, dozens of gazins have been shot to death while seeking aid, according to figures from Hamas officials, medics, and the Red Cross. Israel disputes this, saying its troops only fired on a group"
- **Watch at 1:52**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg_6e77Squg&t=112s)

### Example 4
*Accent: US*
> "The research highlights an exciting new medicine that weaponizes our own immune system to combat these nasty viruses!"
- **Watch at 0:40**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXRO0m4EZzI&t=40s)

### Example 5
*Accent: UK*
> "territories of Ukraine and I'm looking at how Russia weaponizes culture and"
- **Watch at 6:58**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny8blyc6eZw&t=418s)

### Example 6
> "one clear use case which is a sovereign savings account that you can control right the other use case is an unstoppable payments network this is very important for people who live behind for example sanctions like the us like basically um weaponizes the dollar and it like sanctions different countries and instead of sanctioning like a handful of rulers for example which i would support this is like a magnitsky or smart sanctions"
- **Watch at 49:13**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSbMU5CbFM0&t=2953s)

### Example 7
> "economic Hub or technological Hub or something to offer to the neighbors those neighbors are realizing that they no longer need to rely on Russia economically and as Moscow weaponizes its energy Supply in the face of Western sanctions is pushing them to find new partners for prosperity and stability"
- **Watch at 7:10**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt-rW86041g&t=430s)

### Example 8
*Accent: UK*
> "have a bigger impact. And when JK Rowling suddenly posts, I think I have a new favorite BBC presenter, then that sort of weaponizes it as well, doesn't"
- **Watch at 8:01**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn3yVlJf0eY&t=481s)

### Example 9
> "an area that's so at the heart of sovereignty of nations that I think the unanimity, the consensus is quite important. You're worried about being overruled. >> But what's very important as well is that we don't have one single country that weaponizes this, that instrumentalizes it for domestic reasons. That was the case of"
- **Watch at 15:55**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oMHtOmTlw4&t=955s)


## How to Pronounce "weaponizes"

- **Syllables**: wea · po · ni · zes
- **IPA**: `/wɪːpɒnɪzɛs/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[weaponize](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/weaponize)


## Related Pronunciations

[weaponises](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/weaponises), [weaponize](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/weaponize), [weaponized](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/weaponized), [weaponizer](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/weaponizer), [weaponise](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/weaponise), [weaponised](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/weaponised), [weaponiser](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/weaponiser), [wea](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/wea)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “weaponizes”?
“weaponizes” is pronounced /wɪːpɒnɪzɛs/ (wea · po · ni · zes). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “weaponizes”?
“weaponizes” has 4 syllables: wea · po · ni · zes.

### What does “weaponizes” mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of weaponize

### How can I hear “weaponizes” used in real sentences?
This page has 9 real-world video examples of “weaponizes” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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