de·nu·cle·ar·ize

[dee-noo-klee-uh-rahyz, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-luh-]
verb (used with object), de·nu·cle·ar·ized, de·nu·cle·ar·iz·ing.
1.
to remove nuclear weapons from (a country, region, etc.).
2.
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

de·nu·cle·ar·i·za·tion, noun


See nuclear.
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denuclearize or denuclearise (dɪˈnjuːklɪəˌraɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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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It has to be prepared to take affirmative and verifiable actions to denuclearize.
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