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.
Recent Examples on the Web
In April, Kyran Caples, who police say was radicalized while at Fresno State and joined an obscure antigovernment group known as the Moorish sovereign citizens, shot and critically wounded two police officers in Florida.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
If Trump wins in November, America could radicalize Europe, not the other way around.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 June 2024
Many Tajik migrants have been radicalized while in France, Germany, Russia, and Turkey.
—Marlene Laruelle, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2024
Dawn’s going through one type of transformation, while the Promise Keeper Girls are getting radicalized in a different way, thinking this all might be a sign of a coming apocalypse.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
If Trump wins in November, America could radicalize Europe, not the other way around.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 June 2024
Many Tajik migrants have been radicalized while in France, Germany, Russia, and Turkey.
—Marlene Laruelle, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2024
Dawn’s going through one type of transformation, while the Promise Keeper Girls are getting radicalized in a different way, thinking this all might be a sign of a coming apocalypse.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Radicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalize. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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