denuclearize

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Etymology

From de- +‎ nuclearize.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diːˈn(j)uːkliəˌɹaɪz/

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denuclearize (third-person singular simple present denuclearizes, present participle denuclearizing, simple past and past participle denuclearized)

  1. (transitive) To ban, remove or reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in an area.
    Synonym: (colloquial) denuke
    • 2024 November 5, Bret Stephens, “To Whom it May Concern”, in New York Times:
      America’s security, and your standing as leader of the free world, will rise if you get straight to work on these looming threats rather than expending yourself in another Sisyphean attempt to achieve Israeli-Palestinian peace, denuclearize North Korea or address the root causes of Latin American migration.

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