radicalize
to make radical or more radical, as in politics: young people who are being radicalized by extremist philosophies.
to become radical or more radical: The regime has increasingly radicalized since the coup.
Origin of radicalize
1- Also especially British, rad·i·cal·ise .
Other words from radicalize
- rad·i·cal·i·za·tion [rad-i-kuh-luh-zey-shuhn], /ˌræd ɪ kə ləˈzeɪ ʃən/, noun
Words Nearby radicalize
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How to use radicalize in a sentence
There’s a clear possibility that groups that are usually more mainstream could be radicalized.
An increasingly radicalized, weaponized, and fascist entity that is actively hostile to the majority and our democracy.
The GOP’s New Heroes Are All Killers, Kooks, and Creeps | Wajahat Ali | May 13, 2021 | The Daily BeastFor years, Facebook allowed the proliferation of QAnon, an extremist ideology that has radicalized its followers, even though perpetrators of several violent acts had cited such beliefs as a motivation for their crimes.
Civil rights groups flagged dozens of anti-Muslim pages and groups to Facebook that stayed up, lawsuit alleges | Elizabeth Dwoskin | April 8, 2021 | Washington PostMisinformation experts have argued YouTube helps radicalize people by using algorithms to suggest more videos on the same topic to people who watch extremist content.
Big tech CEOs face lawmakers in House hearing on social media’s role in extremism, misinformation | Gerrit De Vynck, Cat Zakrzewski, Elizabeth Dwoskin, Rachel Lerman | March 25, 2021 | Washington PostShe was also one of the celebrities targeted by adherents of QAnon, the sprawling set of false claims that have coalesced into an extremist ideology radicalizing its followers.
Chrissy Teigen quits Twitter, saying it ‘no longer serves me as positively’ | Travis Andrews | March 25, 2021 | Washington Post
Movements radicalize when their members become unable to have ordinary interactions with people different from themselves.
Atheist Philosopher Peter Boghossian’s Guide to Converting Believers | Michael Schulson | November 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat seems to have upset him the most was watching Alessa and Almonte radicalize a local teenager he calls “a regular street kid.”
NYPD on the Real ‘Enemies Within’: Going Undercover With Jihadis | Michael Daly | September 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST“This is scary; brutal methods will radicalize a larger number of women,” Sokirianskaya said.
Trying to hold back history and peaceful change may radicalize the situation.
American universities seem to radicalize more middle-class Arabs than did their upbringing in the Middle East.
British Dictionary definitions for radicalize
radicalise
/ (ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪz) /
to make (a person) more radical
Derived forms of radicalize
- radicalization or radicalisation, noun
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