denuke
denuke is the clipping of denuclearize.
Meaning of denuclearize
Verb
denuclearize (third-person singular simple present denuclearizes, present participle denuclearizing, simple past and past participle denuclearized)
- 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 denuke
| third-person singular present | denukes |
|---|---|
| present participle | denuking |
| past participle | denuked |
| past | denuked |
Origin of denuke
From de- + nuke.
Questions about denuke
- What is denuke the clipping of?
- Denuke is the clipping of denuclearize.
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