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denuclearise

denuclearise is the alternative spelling of denuclearize.

Meaning of denuclearize

Verb

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.
    • 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...2024 November 5, Bret Stephens, “To Whom it May Concern”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    denuke

Forms of denuclearise

third-person singular presentdenuclearises
present participledenuclearising
past participledenuclearised
pastdenuclearised

Origin of denuclearise

From de- + nuclearise.

Questions about denuclearise

What is denuclearise the alternative spelling of?
Denuclearise is the alternative spelling of denuclearize.

Words near denuclearise in the dictionary

  1. denturist
  2. denturists
  3. denty
  4. denuclearisation
  5. denuclearisations
  6. denuclearise
  7. denuclearised
  8. denuclearises
  9. denuclearising
  10. denuclearization
  11. denuclearizations

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