radicalize

[ rad-i-kuh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object),rad·i·cal·ized, rad·i·cal·iz·ing.
  1. to make radical or more radical, as in politics: young people who are being radicalized by extremist philosophies.

verb (used without object),rad·i·cal·ized, rad·i·cal·iz·ing.
  1. to become radical or more radical: The regime has increasingly radicalized since the coup.

Origin of radicalize

1
First recorded in 1815–20; radical + -ize
  • 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

British Dictionary definitions for radicalize

radicalize

radicalise

/ (ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪz) /


verb(tr)
  1. to make (a person) more radical

Derived forms of radicalize

  • radicalization or radicalisation, noun

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