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.
to remove nuclear weapons from (a country, region, etc.).
to prohibit the deployment or construction of nuclear weapons in (a country, region, etc.).
Origin of denuclearize
1- 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
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British Dictionary definitions for denuclearize
denuclearize
denuclearise
/ (dɪˈnjuːklɪəˌraɪz) /
verb
(tr) to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
Derived forms of denuclearize
- denuclearization or denuclearisation, noun
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