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denuclearize

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /diːˈn(j)uːkliəˌɹaɪz/

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: denuke

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h1 Proto-Indo-European *déh1 Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English nuclear Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English nuclearize English denuclearize From de- + nuclearize.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desnuclearitzar — reduce number of nuclear weapons
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無核化 /无核化 (wúhéhuà) — reduce number of nuclear weapons
  • Finnish: riisua ydinaseista — reduce number of nuclear weapons
  • French: dénucléariser — reduce number of nuclear weapons
  • German: denuklearisieren — reduce number of nuclear weapons
  • Greek: αποπυρηνικοποιώ (apopyrinikopoió) — reduce number of nuclear weapons
  • Italian: denuclearizzare — reduce number of nuclear weapons
  • Portuguese: desnuclearizar — reduce number of nuclear weapons
  • Russian: денуклеаризи́ровать (denuklearizírovatʹ) — reduce number of nuclear weapons
  • Spanish: desnuclearizar — reduce number of nuclear weapons