nuclearize

To arm with nuclear weapons.

Verb

  1. To arm with nuclear weapons.

Origin

Etymology tree English nuclear Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English nuclearize From nuclear + -ize.

Forms

nuclearizes nuclearizing nuclearized

Derived

denuclearize nuclearization