Weimarize

English

Etymology

From Weimar +‎ -ize.

Verb

Weimarize (third-person singular simple present Weimarizes, present participle Weimarizing, simple past and past participle Weimarized)

1. To cause to undergo Weimarization.
   • 1995, Alexander Yanov, Weimar Russia: And what We Can Do about it, page 19:

     This is precisely how a newborn democracy gets "Weimarized."

   • 2000, Culture Wars - Volume 20, page 23:

     Thus, after its defeat in the Cold War, Russia was "Weimarized," and once again the unlearned history lessons repeat themselves!

   • 2001 June 6, Philip Allott, “Behind Voter Apathy, A Silent Revolution”, in The New York Times:

     The Weimarizing of Britain is unlikely to provoke a longing for a New Order led by a charismatic Leader.