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Etymology
Etymology tree English nuclear Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English nuclearize From nuclear + -ize.
Meanings
- (transitive) To arm with nuclear weapons.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nuclearizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| nuclearizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| nuclearized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| nuclearized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
it nuclearizzare (to arm with nuclear weapons) · ca nuclearitzar (to arm with nuclear weapons) · es nuclearizar (to arm with nuclear weapons) · pt nuclearizar (to arm with nuclear weapons)