denuclearize

de·nu·cle·ar·ize

D d

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-noo-klee-uh-rahyz, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-luh-]
- /diˈnu kli əˌraɪz, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-noo-klee-uh-rahyz, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-luh-]
- /diˈnu kli əˌraɪz, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lə-/

Definitions of denuclearize word

verb denuclearize to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons 3
verb transitive denuclearize to ban or prevent the possession or construction of nuclear weapons in (a country, region, etc.) 3
verb transitive denuclearize to remove or dismantle the nuclear weapons of 3
verb with object denuclearize to remove nuclear weapons from (a country, region, etc.). 1
verb with object denuclearize to prohibit the deployment or construction of nuclear weapons in (a country, region, etc.). 1
noun denuclearize Remove nuclear weapons from. 1

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

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

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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