nuclearize

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verb

To arm with nuclear weapons.

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Meanings

verbnuclearize (third-person singular simple present nuclearizes, present participle nuclearizing, simple past and past participle nuclearized)

present singular third person nuclearizes · participle present nuclearizing · participle past nuclearized · past nuclearized

  1. transitiveTo arm with nuclear weapons.

Origin

From nuclear + -ize.

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Translations

Catalan nuclearitzar
  • nuclearitzarto arm with nuclear weapons
Italian nuclearizzare
  • nuclearizzareto arm with nuclear weapons
Portuguese nuclearizar
  • nuclearizarto arm with nuclear weapons
Spanish nuclearizar
  • nuclearizarto arm with nuclear weapons
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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