nazify

American

[naht-si-fahy, nat-] / ˈnɑt sɪˌfaɪ, ˈnæt- /

verb (used with object)

(often initial capital letter)

nazified, nazifying

to place under Nazi control or influence.

Nazify British

/ ˈnɑːtsɪˌfaɪ /

verb

(tr) to make Nazi in character

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Origin of nazify

First recorded in 1930–35; Nazi + -fy

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The other 900 refused to Nazify their faith, went into training in underground Confessional seminaries for certificates which Confessional congregations will accept in lieu of ordination.

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