delethalize

English

Etymology

de- +‎ lethal +‎ -ize

Verb

delethalize (third-person singular simple present delethalizes, present participle delethalizing, simple past and past participle delethalized)

1. (transitive) to make not lethal, or less lethal
   • 1959, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, Civil Service Commission‎^[1]:

     What was the type of injury sustained by the survivors and by folks who were injured, fatally, in order to delethalize aircraft?

Derived terms

• delethalization