Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To remove or ban nuclear weapons from.
- intransitive verb To reduce or eliminate a store of nuclear weapons.
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- verb To ban, remove or reduce the numbers of
nuclear weapons in an area
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Examples
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All six parties say they agree about the need to "denuclearize" the Korean peninsula.
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Obama remained committed to talks to "denuclearize" North Korea, the White House said.
Reuters: Top News 2009
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The White House said Obama remained committed to six-nation talks to "denuclearize"
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fear that the U.S. wishes to "denuclearize" the country and maintain both a level of
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fear that the U.S. wishes to "denuclearize" the country and maintain both a level of
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fear that the U.S. wishes to "denuclearize" the country and maintain both a level of
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Maehara said before engaging in dialogue with the North, it was first necessary that Pyongyang show it is serious about carrying out its own promise to denuclearize.
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In between efforts to denuclearize the globe, Gorbachev set out to repair the Soviet economy.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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In between efforts to denuclearize the globe, Gorbachev set out to repair the Soviet economy.
The Return Daniel Treisman 2011
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Maehara said before engaging in dialogue with the North, it was first necessary that Pyongyang show it is serious about carrying out its own promise to denuclearize.
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