Definition of denazify in English:
denazify
verbdenazifies, denazified, denazifying ˌdiːˈnɑːtsɪfʌɪ
[with object]Remove Nazi influence from.
Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill agree to denazify Germany
Example sentencesExamples
- She was rapidly ‘denazified’ in 1945 and not charged with any crime.
- From the moment of Germany's defeat, the United States was active in apprehending war criminals, denazifying German society, and collecting and protecting archives of the Nazi regime, all of which have by now been declassified.
Definition of denazify in US English:
denazify
verbdēˈnätsəˌfīdiˈnɑtsəˌfaɪ
[with object]Remove the Nazi (or figuratively, the fascist or repressive) influence from.
Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill agree to denazify Germany
Example sentencesExamples
- From the moment of Germany's defeat, the United States was active in apprehending war criminals, denazifying German society, and collecting and protecting archives of the Nazi regime, all of which have by now been declassified.
- She was rapidly ‘denazified’ in 1945 and not charged with any crime.