денацифицировать

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