denazify

[ dee-nah-tsuh-fahy, -nat-suh- ]

/ diˈnɑ tsəˌfaɪ, -ˈnæt sə- /

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verb (used with object), de·na·zi·fied, de·na·zi·fy·ing.

to rid of Nazism or Nazi influences.

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Origin of denazify

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

OTHER WORDS FROM denazify

de·na·zi·fi·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby denazify

denaturalize, denaturation, denature, denatured alcohol, denaturize, denazify, Denbighshire, Den Bosch, Dench, den chief, dendr-

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How to use denazify in a sentence

Many interpreted a line from Putin’s speech Thursday where he pledged to “denazify” Ukraine as code for taking out the deep state.
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British Dictionary definitions for denazify

denazify

/ (diːˈnɑːtsɪˌfaɪ) /

verb -fies, -fying or -fied

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

Derived forms of denazify

denazification, noun

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