Denuclearize

//diːˈn(j)uːkliəˌɹaɪz// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To ban, remove or reduce the numbers of nuclear weapons in an area. transitive

    "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 migration."

Synonyms

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denuke

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"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 migration."

Etymology

From de- + nuclearize.

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nuclear weapon

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