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.

Origin of radicalize

First recorded in 1815–20; radical + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM radicalize

rad·i·cal·i·za·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for radicalize

What seems to have upset him the most was watching Alessa and Almonte radicalize a local teenager he calls “a regular street kid.”
NYPD on the Real ‘Enemies Within’: Going Undercover With Jihadis|Michael Daly|September 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“This is scary; brutal methods will radicalize a larger number of women,” Sokirianskaya said.
Russia’s Female Menaces|Anna Nemtsova|September 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Trying to hold back history and peaceful change may radicalize the situation.
Egypt's President Mubarak Plays With Fire|Bruce Riedel|February 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And some may be pure “lone wolves” who radicalize themselves and carry out their attacks with no outside assistance or support.
Our Homegrown Terror Threat|Michael Chertoff|January 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for radicalize

radicalize

radicalise

/ (ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪz) /

verb (tr)

to make (a person) more radical

Derived forms of radicalize

radicalization or radicalisation, noun

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