radicalize
verb/ˈrædɪkəlaɪz/
/ˈrædɪkəlaɪz/
(British English also radicalise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they radicalize | /ˈrædɪkəlaɪz/ /ˈrædɪkəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it radicalizes | /ˈrædɪklaɪzɪz/ /ˈrædɪklaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple radicalized | /ˈrædɪklaɪzd/ /ˈrædɪklaɪzd/ |
| past participle radicalized | /ˈrædɪklaɪzd/ /ˈrædɪklaɪzd/ |
| -ing form radicalizing | /ˈrædɪklaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈrædɪklaɪzɪŋ/ |
- radicalize somebody/something to make somebody more extreme or radical in their opinions on political, social or religious issues
- The war has angered and radicalized a new generation of fighters.
- People are asking how the attacker became radicalized.
- Recent events have radicalized opinion on educational matters.
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