denuclearize
(redirected from denuclearizing)de·nu·cle·ar·ize
(dē-no͞o′klē-ə-rīz′, -nyo͞o′-)v. de·nu·cle·ar·ized, de·nu·cle·ar·iz·ing, de·nu·cle·ar·iz·es
v.tr.
To remove or ban nuclear weapons from: a proposal to denuclearize Europe.
v.intr.
To reduce or eliminate a store of nuclear weapons.
de·nu′cle·ar·i·za′tion (-ər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
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denuclearize
(dɪˈnjuːklɪəˌraɪz) ordenuclearise
vb
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (tr) to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons
deˌnucleariˈzation, deˌnucleariˈsation n
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de•nu•cle•ar•ize
(diˈnu kli əˌraɪz, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lə-)v.t. -ized, -iz•ing.
to forbid the construction or deployment of nuclear weapons in (a country or zone).
[1955–60]
de•nu`cle•ar•i•za′tion, n.
pron: See nuclear.
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denuclearize
Past participle: denuclearized
Gerund: denuclearizing
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