radicalization

especially British, rad·i·cal·i·sa·tion

[rad-i-kuh-luh-zey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act or process of becoming more extreme, as in beliefs, actions, or politics.

   The group tries to counter radicalization by promoting nonviolence and tolerance through peer-to-peer education.

Word History and Origins

Origin of radicalization¹

radical ( def. ) + -ization ( def. )

Example Sentences

“As time goes on, these camps are incubators for radicalization,” he said.

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That loneliness drives young men into deeper layers of radicalization, West said.

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The recent radicalization of Fulani herdsmen is part of a broader regional trend.

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This may have its amusingly juvenile aspects in Capitol Hill bars after work, but it is the visible manifestation of a cumulative and self-reinforcing radicalization.

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Occasionally, too, the process of radicalization became evident.

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