denuclearize

UK: /dɪˈnjuːklɪəˌraɪz/

US: (dē no̅o̅′klē ə rīz′, -nyo̅o̅′- or, by metathesis, -kyə lə-)

Inflections of 'denuclearize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

denuclearizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

denuclearizing

v pres p (US & UK)

denuclearized

v past (US & UK)

denuclearized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

de•nu•cle•ar•ize  (dē no̅o̅′klē ə rīz′, -nyo̅o̅′- or, by metathesis, -kyə lə-), v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 

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

Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•nu′cle•ar•ise′. 

• de- + nuclear + -ize 1955–60

de•nu′cle•ar•i•za′tion, n. 
Pronunciation

See nuclear. 

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denuclearize, denuclearise / dɪˈnjuːklɪəˌraɪz/ verb

1. (transitive) to remove nuclear weapons from (a country, state, etc)

deˌnucleariˈzation, deˌnucleariˈsation noun