Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd hend·rikf·rensch·verwoerd uncommon noun 1. South African statesman who instituted the policy of apartheid (1901-1966) SynonymsVerwoerdHendrik VerwoerdHendrik Frensch Verwoerd Related words Broader terms statesman WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.