quislingise
quislingise is the alternative form of quislingize.
Meaning of quislingize
Verb
quislingize (third-person singular simple present quislingizes, present participle quislingizing, simple past and past participle quislingized)
- To corrupt by getting a significant number of members to collaborate with an enemy occupying force.
- Norway was the scene of the original Quisling experiment and because of Norway's highly perfected state form it seemed a simple matter to quislingize the Norwegian educational system.1942, Air-Mail Feature and Radio Service, page 10
- To collaborate with an enemy occupying force.
- At most a few dozen individuals, mostly with a prewar Fascist history, have quislingized1998, George Orwell, Peter Hobley Davison, Ian Angus, The Complete Works of George Orwell: I belong to the Left: 1945
Forms of quislingise
| third-person singular present | quislingises |
|---|---|
| present participle | quislingising |
| past participle | quislingised |
| past | quislingised |
Questions about quislingise
- What is quislingise the alternative form of?
- Quislingise is the alternative form of quislingize.
Words near quislingise in the dictionary
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