denuclearize

[ 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.).

Origin of denuclearize

1
First recorded in 1955–60; de- + nuclear + -ize
  • Also especially British, de·nu·cle·ar·ise .

pronunciation note For denuclearize

See nuclear.

Other words from denuclearize

  • de·nu·cle·ar·i·za·tion, noun

Words Nearby denuclearize

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British Dictionary definitions for denuclearize

denuclearize

denuclearise

/ (dɪˈnjuːklɪəˌraɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons

Derived forms of denuclearize

  • denuclearization or denuclearisation, noun

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