nuclearize
/ˈnjuːklɪərʌɪz/(also nuclearise)
verb
1 [with object] To equip (an army, country, etc.) with nuclear weapons.
2 [with object] Sociology. To reduce (a family) to its nuclear form. Also without object: (of a family) to become so reduced.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. From nuclear + -ize.
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