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 villagers become sympathetic to the revolutionaries, who hide in the hills, and increasingly radicalized.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Wars kill, traumatize and radicalize.
—Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The pitfalls of social media usage for children, such as exposure to harmful or radicalizing content, has become a galvanizing topic in the Legislature.
—Lia Russell
march 25, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
While a generation of young men is being radicalized online into the belief that women’s equality is an attack on them.
—Rachel O'Leary Carmona, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2026
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Wars kill, traumatize and radicalize.
—Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
The pitfalls of social media usage for children, such as exposure to harmful or radicalizing content, has become a galvanizing topic in the Legislature.
—Lia Russell
march 25, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
While a generation of young men is being radicalized online into the belief that women’s equality is an attack on them.
—Rachel O'Leary Carmona, Rolling Stone, 22 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 30 Mar. 2026.
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