fanaticize

[ fuh-nat-uh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object),fa·nat·i·cized, fa·nat·i·ciz·ing.

to make fanatical.

verb (used without object),fa·nat·i·cized, fa·nat·i·ciz·ing.

to act with or show fanaticism.

Origin of fanaticize

First recorded in 1705–15; fanatic + -ize

Also especially British, fa·nat·i·cise .

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British Dictionary definitions for fanaticize

fanaticize

fanaticise

/ (fəˈnætɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

to make or become fanatical

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