radicalize
verb
rad·i·cal·ize
ˈra-di-kə-ˌlīz 
radicalized; radicalizing
: to make radical especially in politics
Examples of radicalize in a Sentence
The war has radicalized an entire generation of young people.
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Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said the 23-year-old Syrian man arrested soon after the attack had been rapidly radicalized on the internet and that the Islamic State (IS) flag had been found in his apartment.
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Reuters, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Americans are doing a fine job radicalizing themselves at home.
—Tracy Hresko Pearl, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
But threats from domestic violent extremists — those already present in the country, radicalized by ideologies of terrorism, hate, false narratives, anti-government sentiment or simple personal grievances — have only increased.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Both agencies have previously warned of the risks posed by lone wolf actors radicalized by terror groups, including the difficulty of monitoring those who may wish to carry out deadly plots.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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Reuters, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
Americans are doing a fine job radicalizing themselves at home.
—Tracy Hresko Pearl, Baltimore Sun, 27 Jan. 2025
But threats from domestic violent extremists — those already present in the country, radicalized by ideologies of terrorism, hate, false narratives, anti-government sentiment or simple personal grievances — have only increased.
—Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Both agencies have previously warned of the risks posed by lone wolf actors radicalized by terror groups, including the difficulty of monitoring those who may wish to carry out deadly plots.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for radicalize
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“Radicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalize. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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