radicalize
verb (used with object)
to make radical or more radical, as in politics.
are radicalizing
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present progressiveof radicalize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Reid didn’t stop there: “We in the U.S. media describe that as they are radicalizing those people, particularly when they are radicalizing young people. That’s how we talk about the way Muslims act,” she continued.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2020
According to Horgan, they may have other family members who are radicalizing them, they may spend a lot of time with the same people, and they may look at the same kind of material online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2016
Cairo's heavy-handed tactics, they say, are radicalizing people who may have been open to a message of moderation.
From Reuters ● May 31, 2015
"They in some ways are radicalizing certain aspects of Egyptian society in ways that are not supportive of overall stability in Egypt," said the official.
From Reuters ● Jun. 22, 2014
