radicalize

American  

[rad-i-kuh-lahyz] / ˈræd ɪ kəˌlaɪz /

especially British, radicalise

verb (used with object)

radicalized, radicalizing

1. to make radical or more radical, as in politics.

   young people who are being radicalized by extremist philosophies.

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verb (used without object)

radicalized, radicalizing

1. to become radical or more radical.

   The regime has increasingly radicalized since the coup.

radicalize British  

/ ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to make (a person) more radical

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Other Word Forms

• radicalization noun

Etymology

Origin of radicalize

First recorded in 1815–20; radical + -ize

Example Sentences

Amid the evidence, investigators have yet to explain how the pair became radicalized to the point of carrying out such an attack, and why authorities didn’t pick up on it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most or all were radicalized online and didn’t have operational affiliation to any organization, officials have said.

From The Wall Street Journal

At the other end of the spectrum are those who take a spirit-animal approach to the wolf or actively aim, in a radicalized manner, to disrupt the hunts.

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The agency didn’t find evidence that he was radicalized or planning any violent or antisemitic act, Albanese said Monday.

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“People can be radicalized over a period of time. Licenses should not be in perpetuity,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal