Nazify (Verb)
Meaning
Cause or force to adopt Nazism or a Nazi character; "Hitler nazified Germany in the 1930's"; "The arts were nazified everywhere in Germany".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- Hitler nazified Germany in the 1930s by systematically dismantling institutions that opposed his ideology.
- The arts were nazified everywhere in Germany as artists who didn't conform to Nazi standards were silenced or forced into hiding.
- After annexation, the Nazis began to nazify Austria by suppressing anti-Nazi groups and eliminating potential opposition.
- German schools were nazified, and students were taught the principles of Nazi ideology from an early age.
- During World War II, Nazi Germany attempted to nazify occupied countries by imposing their own laws, suppressing local culture, and promoting Nazi propaganda.