Aryanize

[ air-ee-uh-nahyz, air-yuh-, ar- ]

verb (used with object)

, Ar·y·an·ized, Ar·y·an·iz·ing.

1. (in Nazi doctrine) to remove all non-Aryan persons from (office, business, etc.).

Aryanize

/ ˈɛərɪəˌnaɪz /

verb

1. tr (in Nazi ideology) to purge (politics and society) of all non-Aryan elements or people; make characteristically Aryan

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aryanize¹

First recorded in 1855–60; Aryan + -ize