radicalize
verb (used with object)
to make radical or more radical, as in politics.
radicalized
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past participleof radicalize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof radicalize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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In court, prosecutors argued that he was radicalized online and motivated by an ideology that called for “jihad duty.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
But officials didn’t provide any details about the writings or ideology, adding that they were still going through electronic devices and examining the suspects’ online presence to determine how they were radicalized.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
"With Artificial Intelligence, though, it feels more extreme," she added, noting that Moreno-Gama was radicalized through the "'AI existential risk' rhetoric" rather than its employment or environmental impacts.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
The question of how Spencer Pittman was radicalized is, so far, a slightly confounding one.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2026
“You never know, man. I mean, people get radicalized, right? Maybe somebody knows something about that dude that we don’t. You should have seen him yesterday when he got into it with Drew.”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
