denuclearize

(dē no̵̅o̅klē ər īz′, -nyo̵̅o̅-)

transitive verb denuclearized, denuclearizing

  1. to ban or prevent the possession or construction of nuclear weapons in (a country, region, etc.)
  2. to remove or dismantle the nuclear weapons of

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See denuclearize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb de·nu·cle·ar·ized, de·nu·cle·ar·iz·ing, de·nu·cle·ar·iz·es
verb, transitive
To remove or ban nuclear weapons from: a proposal to denuclearize Europe.
verb, intransitive
To reduce or eliminate a store of nuclear weapons.

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  • de·nuˌcle·ar·i·zaˈtion (-ər-ĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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