radicalize
verb (used with object)
to make radical or more radical, as in politics.
have radicalized
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present perfectof radicalize.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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Hafida said the tightknit Moroccan community, especially the families, are now focusing on who may have radicalized the youths.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2017
He said none of those calls led to anyone the group found to actually have radicalized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2016
Mateen instead appears to have radicalized on his own through jihadist propaganda on the internet, part of a population of Americans that law enforcement officials have repeatedly expressed concern about.
From Time ● Jun. 21, 2016
The mosque’s imam, Syed Shafeeq Rahman, insisted Mateen never heard teachings at the mosque that would have radicalized him.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2016
Efforts to fight Boko Haram have yielded little so far, and heavy-handed police tactics have radicalized youths, locals say.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2011
