denuclearize

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/diːˈn(j)uːkliəˌɹaɪz/

verb

To ban, remove or reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in an area.

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denuke
OriginEnglish nuclearize ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdenuclearize (third-person singular simple present denuclearizes, present participle denuclearizing, simple past and past participle denuclearized)

present singular third person denuclearizes · participle present denuclearizing · participle past denuclearized · past denuclearized · alternative denuclearise

  1. transitiveTo ban, remove or reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in an area.
    1 more example

    America’s security, and your standing as leader of the free world, will rise if you get straight to work on these looming threats rather than expending yourself in another Sisyphean attempt to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace, denuclearize North Korea or address the root causes of Latin American migration.

    2024 November 5, Bret Stephens, “To Whom it May Concern”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: denuke

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo ban, remove or reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in an area.

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denuke

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishnuclear
  8. Englishnuclearize
  9. Englishdenuclearize

From de- + nuclearize.

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Translations

Catalan desnuclearitzar
  • desnuclearitzarreduce number of nuclear weapons
Chinese Mandarin 無核化 /无核化
  • 無核化 /无核化 (wúhéhuà)reduce number of nuclear weapons
Finnish riisua ydinaseista
  • riisua ydinaseistareduce number of nuclear weapons
French dénucléariser
  • dénucléariserreduce number of nuclear weapons
German denuklearisieren
  • denuklearisierenreduce number of nuclear weapons
Greek αποπυρηνικοποιώ
  • αποπυρηνικοποιώ (apopyrinikopoió)reduce number of nuclear weapons
Italian denuclearizzare
  • denuclearizzarereduce number of nuclear weapons
Portuguese desnuclearizar
  • desnuclearizarreduce number of nuclear weapons
Russian денуклеаризи́ровать
  • денуклеаризи́ровать (denuklearizírovatʹ)reduce number of nuclear weapons
Spanish desnuclearizar
  • desnuclearizarreduce number of nuclear weapons
Cite this entry
APA

denuclearize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denuclearize

MLA

“denuclearize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denuclearize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “denuclearize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/denuclearize.

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