aryanize

aryanize
   to steal from Jews
   Originally, for the Nazis, it meant to remove any Jewish link or involvement, and then to take over without paying any compensation:
    Reka, the most reputable, the best department store in Dresden, was aryanised last year. (Klemperer, 1998, in translation — diary entry of 9 October 1937)

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  • Aryanize — n. make Aryan; remove all people (from schools, jobs, etc.) that are not Aryan (under the Nazi regime) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • aryanize — ar·yan·ize …   English syllables

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  • Aryanise — /ˈɛəriənaɪz/ (say airreeuhnuyz) verb (t) (Aryanised, Aryanising) (in Nazi doctrine) to remove all non Aryan persons from (office, business, etc.). Also, Aryanize …  

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