radicalize

[ rad-i-kuh-lahyz ]

/ ˈræd ɪ kəˌlaɪz /

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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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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

Words nearby radicalize

radical chic, radical empiricism, radical expression, radical hysterectomy, radicalism, radicalize, radical left, radically, radical mastectomy, radical right, radical sign

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There, safe from the deplatforming spree of mainstream social media giants like Facebook and Twitter, Lang set out to recruit “normies” and radicalize them to the point that they joined regional militia groups.
“This Is War”: Inside the Secret Chat Where Far-Right Extremists Devised Their Post-Capitol Plans|by Logan Jaffe and Jack Gillum|January 28, 2021|ProPublica
As long as Republican leaders and elected officials refuse to confront the core pathologies of Trumpism that spawned the riot, the Alan Hostetters in this country will continue to radicalize, and they’ll continue to radicalize others.
Meet the police chief turned yoga instructor prodding wealthy suburbanites to civil war|Radley Balko|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
Movements radicalize when their members become unable to have ordinary interactions with people different from themselves.
Atheist Philosopher Peter Boghossian’s Guide to Converting Believers|Michael Schulson|November 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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
American universities seem to radicalize more middle-class Arabs than did their upbringing in the Middle East.
Maybe We Shouldn't Try KSM|Richard Miniter|March 5, 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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verb (used with object), rad·i·cal·ized, rad·i·cal·iz·ing.

verb (used without object), rad·i·cal·ized, rad·i·cal·iz·ing.

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radicalise

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