radicalize
verb
rad·i·cal·ize
ˈra-di-kə-ˌlīz 
radicalized; radicalizing
: to make radical especially in politics
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The war has radicalized an entire generation of young people.
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Reports reveal that the heavily armed attackers were radicalized through online hate spaces and left behind writings filled with white supremacist, Islamophobic and extremist ideology.
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Zainab Chaudry, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2026
Investigators are still looking into how the pair became radicalized.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
Investigators believe that two teens who killed three people at San Diego’s largest mosque before fatally shooting themselves met online, where they were radicalized by hate, authorities said Tuesday.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
The new Iranian regime in place could be even more radicalized and hellbent on harming the United States, Israel and their allies.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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Zainab Chaudry, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2026
Investigators are still looking into how the pair became radicalized.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
Investigators believe that two teens who killed three people at San Diego’s largest mosque before fatally shooting themselves met online, where they were radicalized by hate, authorities said Tuesday.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
The new Iranian regime in place could be even more radicalized and hellbent on harming the United States, Israel and their allies.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
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“Radicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalize. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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