radicalize
verb (used with object)
to make radical or more radical, as in politics.
has radicalized
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present perfectof radicalize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Rivera says the crackdown has radicalized younger protesters.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2023
The subreddit takes the troll-y, flippant attitude that has radicalized so many men, and flips it back on one of their most prized intellectual figures.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2018
Increasingly, Tabby feels like a part of Wynn’s own psyche as she herself has radicalized.
From The Verge ● Aug. 24, 2018
This ambiguity has radicalized the conflict, raised the political stakes and contributed to civilian suffering, said Paulo Pinheiro, the chairman of the U.N.-backed Independent Syria Commission group in an interview Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2016
And the truth alone has been so damning that it has radicalized people all across the world.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 9, 2015
