radicalize
verb (used with object)
to make radical or more radical, as in politics.
radicalise
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a variation of
radicalize.
Example Sentences
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"This only serves to desensitise, to normalise and to sometimes radicalise" users, she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The aim is to tackle disinformation and hate speech that can foment unrest and radicalise people.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
In the wilds of early 90s Olympia, in America’s Pacific Northwest, Bikini Kill’s “revolution girl style now” aimed to radicalise girls and women to take direct action against sexism.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2019
Knowing this, while still struggling, has helped radicalise them.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 31, 2017
They exert no moderating, countervailing influence - on the contrary, they radicalise, dramatize, poison and incite.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin
