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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.).


denuclearize

/ dɪˈnjuːklɪəˌraɪz /

verb

  1. tr to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Pronunciation Note

See nuclear.
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Derived Forms

  • deˌnucleariˈzation, noun
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Other Words From

  • de·nucle·ar·i·zation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of denuclearize1

First recorded in 1955–60; de- + nuclear + -ize

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