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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An unexpected development regarding one of your aspirations may take you by surprise when Uranus in Gemini radicalizes the sun on August 24.
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
Members of this community were among the victims of October 7, but the scale of Israel’s retaliation in Gaza and the West Bank has no doubt radicalized some Israeli Arabs against the country.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
The two men allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and had become radicalized over the internet.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
Gendron’s manifesto discusses how he was radicalized on the dark web and inspired to attack after watching videos of Brenton Tarrant’s 2019 massacre of 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
—Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 17 June 2025
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Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
Members of this community were among the victims of October 7, but the scale of Israel’s retaliation in Gaza and the West Bank has no doubt radicalized some Israeli Arabs against the country.
—Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 28 July 2025
The two men allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS and had become radicalized over the internet.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2025
Gendron’s manifesto discusses how he was radicalized on the dark web and inspired to attack after watching videos of Brenton Tarrant’s 2019 massacre of 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
—Alex Hinton, The Conversation, 17 June 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 5 Aug. 2025.
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