radicalize
verb (used with object)
to make radical or more radical, as in politics.
will radicalize
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future tenseof radicalize.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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"You are worried that a splinter group will radicalize and become violent. You are also worried about overreach in watching them," said a former senior FBI national security official.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2021
“The risk is that by not listening, the palace will radicalize the movement.”
From BusinessWeek ● Mar. 24, 2011
The Bush Administration hopes that Noriega's crackdown will radicalize his opposition, perhaps leading to another attempt to remove him.
From Time Magazine Archive
