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radicalize

especially British, rad·i·cal·ise

[rad-i-kuh-lahyz]

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.



verb (used without object)

radicalized, radicalizing 
  1. to become radical or more radical.

    The regime has increasingly radicalized since the coup.

radicalize

/ ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to make (a person) more radical

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • radicalization noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of radicalize1

First recorded in 1815–20; radical + -ize
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Example Sentences

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The outlets and officials claim that both foundations allegedly provided money to as-of-yet unnamed groups that “radicalized” Tyler Robinson and led to what the White House has called “organized agitation.”

From Salon

“Do you believe that social media is one of the instruments radicalizing America and inciting violence?”

“We’re all drawing lots of conclusions on how someone like this could be radicalized,” Cox said on “Meet the Press” on Sunday.

During a round of interviews Sunday morning, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox claimed that Robinson subscribed to a “leftist ideology” and became radicalized after he dropped out of Utah State University in 2021.

Active Clubs frame themselves as innocuous workout groups on digital platforms and decentralized networks to recruit, radicalize and prepare members for racist violence.

From Salon

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