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denazify

American  
[dee-nah-tsuh-fahy, -nat-suh-] / diˈnɑ tsəˌfaɪ, -ˈnæt sə- /

verb (used with object)

denazified, denazifying

  1. to rid of Nazism or Nazi influences.

denazify British  
/ diːˈnɑːtsɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to free or declare (people, institutions, etc) freed from Nazi influence or ideology

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Other Word Forms

  • denazification noun

Etymology

Origin of denazify

First recorded in 1940–45; de- + Nazi + -fy

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In a sweeping move to denazify the Ruhr industries, the Control Council arrested 40 leading officials of the powerful Rhine-Westphalian coal syndicate.

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