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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The killer was radicalized online and moved to New Zealand in 2017 with a plan to commit a mass shooting.
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ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
So even as the Nazi regime was radicalizing through the 1930s and committing horrific violence, the German population was still laughing and being entertained.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Investigators said Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, accused of attempting a March 12 attack on a Michigan synagogue, was radicalized by Hezbollah.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The villagers become sympathetic to the revolutionaries, who hide in the hills, and increasingly radicalized.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
So even as the Nazi regime was radicalizing through the 1930s and committing horrific violence, the German population was still laughing and being entertained.
—Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
Investigators said Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, accused of attempting a March 12 attack on a Michigan synagogue, was radicalized by Hezbollah.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The villagers become sympathetic to the revolutionaries, who hide in the hills, and increasingly radicalized.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
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 4 May. 2026.
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