denuclearize
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editFrom de- + nuclearize.
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editdenuclearize (third-person singular simple present denuclearizes, present participle denuclearizing, simple past and past participle denuclearized)
- (transitive) To ban, remove or reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in an area.
- Synonym: (colloquial) denuke
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editreduce number of nuclear weapons
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