gleichschalten

German (Berlin)

verb
Definitions
  • (electrical engineering) to synchronise
  • (Nazism) to force into Gleichschaltung
  • (politics) to subjugate (someone)’s thought and action to the policies and worldview of the ruling class

Etymology

Compound from German gleich (equal, same, like, identical, alike) + German schalten (switch).

Origin

German (Berlin)

schalten

Gloss

switch

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