денацифицировать

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From денацифика́ция (denacifikácija) +‎ -овать (-ovatʹ).

For the sense of the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, derived from accusations against the Ukrainian government of being a Nazi government due to the usage of the Azov Battalion into its armed forces, which used fascistic symbols.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [dʲɪnət͡sɨfʲɪˈt͡sɨrəvətʲ]

Verb[edit]

денацифици́ровать (denacificírovatʹimpf or pf

  1. to denazify (remove Nazi or fascistic influences or activities)
  2. (politics, neologism, euphemistic) to attack military structures and personnel in Ukraine.

Usage notes[edit]

This term is used by the Russian government and its supporters to describe the attack on Ukraine.

Conjugation[edit]

imperfective
perfective

See also[edit]