gleichschalten

== German == === Etymology === From gleich +‎ schalten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡlaɪ̯çˌʃaltn̩/ Hyphenation: gleich‧schal‧ten === Verb === gleichschalten (weak, third-person singular present schaltet gleich, past tense schaltete gleich, past participle gleichgeschaltet, auxiliary haben) (electrical engineering, transitive) to synchronise (Nazism, transitive) to force into Gleichschaltung (politics, by extension, transitive) to subjugate (someone)’s thought and action to the policies and worldview of the ruling class die Medien gleichschalten ― to bring the media in line (with the current regime) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Gleichschaltung === Further reading === “gleichschalten” in Duden online “gleichschalten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache