radicalize
[ rad-i-kuh-lahyz ]
/ ˈræd ɪ kəˌlaɪz /
verb (used with object), rad·i·cal·ized, rad·i·cal·iz·ing.
to make radical or more radical, as in politics: young people who are being radicalized by extremist philosophies.
verb (used without object), rad·i·cal·ized, rad·i·cal·iz·ing.
to become radical or more radical: The regime has increasingly radicalized since the coup.
Words nearby radicalize
radical left, radical mastectomy, radical right, radical sign, radicalism, radicalize, radically, radicand, radicant, radicchio, radicel
Also especially British, rad·i·cal·ise.
OTHER WORDS FROM radicalize
rad·i·cal·i·za·tion, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for radicalise
radicalize
radicalise
/ (ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to make (a person) more radical
Derived forms of radicalize
radicalization or radicalisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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