radicalize
verb (used with object)
to make radical or more radical, as in politics.
radicalise
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a variation of
radicalize.
Example Sentences
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The aim is to tackle disinformation and hate speech that can foment unrest and radicalise people.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
IS has also managed to radicalise some members of Afghanistan's Tajik and Uzbek populations, whereas the Taliban are dominated by the Pashtun ethnicity.
From BBC ● May 12, 2022
In the same way that having a baby makes a person suddenly aware of steps a buggy can’t manage, so it can radicalise them, creating a family determined to improve their planet’s future.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2020
In the wilds of early 90s Olympia, in America’s Pacific Northwest, Bikini Kill’s “revolution girl style now” aimed to radicalise girls and women to take direct action against sexism.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2019
They exert no moderating, countervailing influence - on the contrary, they radicalise, dramatize, poison and incite.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin
