denuclearize

Use in a sentence

verb (used with object), de·nu·cle·ar·ized, de·nu·cle·ar·iz·ing.

to remove nuclear weapons from (a country, region, etc.).

to prohibit the deployment or construction of nuclear weapons in (a country, region, etc.).

Also, especially British, de·nu·cle·ar·ise.

Origin:
1955–60; de- + nuclear + -ize

Related forms

de·nu·cle·ar·i·za·tion, noun

Pronunciation note
See nuclear.

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denuclearize or denuclearise (dɪˈnjuːklɪəˌraɪz)

—vb
	(tr) to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons

denuclearise or denuclearise

—vb

denucleari'zation or denuclearise

—n

denucleari'sation or denuclearise

—n

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