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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Sultana, Schneider, and others talk of placing the new party at the core of grassroots institutions meant to radicalize British society from below and bring societal change.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Here is where Orwell became radicalized by empathy, inching one step closer to being a sharp chronicler of misery, humanity, and his era.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
In the wake of the Evergreen High School shooting, extremism experts are raising the alarm about how teenagers are being radicalized online in spaces that glorify violence.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Video of Kirk’s fatal shooting quickly went viral, with Cox saying social media is to blame for political division being exacerbated as well as people from both ends of the political spectrum becoming more radicalized.
—Lee Ann Anderson, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Here is where Orwell became radicalized by empathy, inching one step closer to being a sharp chronicler of misery, humanity, and his era.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
In the wake of the Evergreen High School shooting, extremism experts are raising the alarm about how teenagers are being radicalized online in spaces that glorify violence.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2025
Video of Kirk’s fatal shooting quickly went viral, with Cox saying social media is to blame for political division being exacerbated as well as people from both ends of the political spectrum becoming more radicalized.
—Lee Ann Anderson, The Hill, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Radicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalize. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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