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