nuclearize

ˈnjuːkliəraɪz

Definition

Definition of nuclearize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

military

tr.

TECH.

equip with nuclear weapons or technology

tr.

TECH.

The country decided to nuclearize its defense forces.

arm

energy

tr./intr.

TECH.

convert to use nuclear energy

tr./intr.

TECH.

The government plans to nuclearize the power plants.

atomize

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Origin of nuclearize

Latin, nucleus (kernel) + -ize (to make)

Examples of nuclearize in a sentence

Efforts to nuclearize the region were met with resistance.
They decided to nuclearize the old facility.
Efforts to nuclearize the region met with resistance.

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French:nucléariser, ...
German:nuklear ausrüsten, auf Kernenergie umstellen, ...
Italian:nuclearizzare, convertire all'energia nucleare, ...
Spanish:nuclearizar, convertir a energía nuclear, ...
Portuguese:nuclearizar, converter para energia nuclear, ...
Chinese:核武装, 核能化, ...
Japanese:核装備する, 原子力化する, ...
Arabic:سَلَّحَ بِالنَّوَوِيّ, حَوَّلَ إِلى الطّاقَةِ النَّوَوِيَّةِ, ...
Hebrew:לְצַיֵּד בְּנֶשֶׁק גַּרְעִינִי, לְהַמִּיר לְשִׁימוּשׁ בְּאַנֶּרְגִּיָּה גַּרְעִינִית, ...
Russian:ядеризировать, перевести на ядерную энергию, ...
Ukrainian:ядеризувати, перевести на ядерну енергію, ...
Hindi:परमाणुकरण करना, नाभिकीय ऊर्जा में बदलना, ...
Bengali:পারমাণবিক করা, পারমাণবিক শক্তিতে রূপান্তর করা, ...
Catalan:nuclearitzar, convertir a energia nuclear, ...
Czech:zbrojit jadernými zbraněmi, převést na jadernou energii, ...
Danish:atombevæbne, omdanne til atomenergi, ...
Dutch:nucleariseren, kernenergie gebruiken, ...
Greek:εξοπλίζω με πυρηνικά, μετατρέπω σε πυρηνική ενέργεια, ...
Hungarian:nuklearizálni, atomenergiára átállítani, ...
Khmer:បំពាក់អាវុធនុយក្លេអ៊ែរ, បម្លែងឱ្យប្រើថាមពលនុយក្លេអ៊ែរ, ...
Korean:핵무장하다, ...
Persian:هسته‌ای کرد, هسته‌ای کردن, ...
Polish:nuklearyzować, ...
Portuguese (BR):nuclearizar, converter para energia nuclear, ...
Romanian:a nucleariza, a converti la energie nucleară, ...
Swedish:kärnvapenutrusta, kärnkraftsätta, ...
Thai:ติดตั้งอาวุธนิวเคลียร์, เปลี่ยนเป็นพลังงานนิวเคลียร์, ...
Turkish:nükleerleştirmek, nükleer enerjiye dönüştürmek, ...
Vietnamese:hạt nhân hóa, chuyển đổi thành năng lượng hạt nhân, ...

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