denuclearize

[ dee-noo-klee-uh-rahyz, -nyoo-or, by metathesis, -kyuh-luh- ]

verb (used with object)

, de·nu·cle·ar·ized, de·nu·cle·ar·iz·ing.

1. to remove nuclear weapons from (a country, region, etc.).
2. to prohibit the deployment or construction of nuclear weapons in (a country, region, etc.).

denuclearize

/ dɪˈnjuːklɪəˌraɪz /

verb

1. tr to deprive (a country, state, etc) of nuclear weapons

Pronunciation Note

See nuclear.

Derived Forms

• deˌnucleariˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• de·nucle·ar·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of denuclearize¹

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