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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Like in so many other recent shootings, the two perpetrators of the Islamic Center shooting were young, isolated men who were radicalized by the internet.
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Catherine Blakespear, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
That has disillusioned British voters and to a great extent radicalized them and pushed them away from the traditional big parties—Labour and Conservatives—to new and more radical parties.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Authorities are investigating it as a hate crime after finding evidence that the perpetrators had been radicalized online and wrote a manifesto full of Neo Nazi and racist beliefs.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
What are the signs a young person is being radicalized?
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
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Catherine Blakespear, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
That has disillusioned British voters and to a great extent radicalized them and pushed them away from the traditional big parties—Labour and Conservatives—to new and more radical parties.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 10 June 2026
Authorities are investigating it as a hate crime after finding evidence that the perpetrators had been radicalized online and wrote a manifesto full of Neo Nazi and racist beliefs.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
What are the signs a young person is being radicalized?
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
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“Radicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalize. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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