radicalize
verb (used with object)
to make radical or more radical, as in politics.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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In his letter to the Senate and House of Representatives, Duterte said militants were radicalizing and recruiting local people, reorganizing themselves and building their finances.
From Reuters ● Dec. 11, 2017