denuke

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A form of denuclearize — To ban, remove or reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in an area.

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Meanings

verbdenuke (third-person singular simple present denukes, present participle denuking, simple past and past participle denuked)

present singular third person denukes · participle present denuking · participle past denuked · past denuked

  1. abbreviationclippingcolloquialtransitiveClipping of denuclearize.

    There have been suggestions by a number of American neoconservative hawks to denuke Iran with “swift, massive, devastating force that decapitates the regime.

    2014, Jahangir Amuzegar, The Islamic Republic of Iran: Reflections on an Emerging Economy

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
denuclearize

Origin

From de- + nuke.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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