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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These online forums, rather than cable news or congressional hearings, seem to have radicalized Gendron, said Miller-Idriss.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2022
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
The United States also has tried to block recruiting, with investigators saying 80 percent of Americans linked to activities supporting militant movements have radicalized themselves over the Internet.
From Reuters ● Oct. 29, 2015
