denazify

verb de·na·zi·fy \ (ˌ)dē-ˈnät-si-ˌfī , -ˈnat- \

Definition of denazify

denazified; denazifying

transitive verb

: to rid of Nazism and its influence

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denazification

play \(ˌ)dē-ˌnät-si-fə-ˈkā-shən, -ˌnat-\ noun

Recent Examples of denazify from the Web

Captain Nowalsky, an American lawyer charged with denazifying Berlin, had also established the only Jewish orphanage in Berlin.

— keren blankfeld, New York Times, "Bela, the Forgotten War Orphan," 7 Dec. 2017

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