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.
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What seems to have upset him the most was watching Alessa and Almonte radicalize a local teenager he calls “a regular street kid.”
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Trying to hold back history and peaceful change may radicalize the situation.
And some may be pure “lone wolves” who radicalize themselves and carry out their attacks with no outside assistance or support.
British Dictionary definitions for radicalize
radicalize
radicalise
/ (ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to make (a person) more radical
Derived forms of radicalize
radicalization or radicalisation, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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