denuclearize

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

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.).
Also especially British, de·nu·cle·ar·ise.

Origin of denuclearize

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

pronunciation note for denuclearize

See nuclear.

OTHER WORDS FROM denuclearize

de·nu·cle·ar·i·za·tion, noun

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