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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An Arizona man who authorities say was radicalized online was convicted on Thursday of planting a fake bomb at a Roseville church, court documents show.
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In the light of defeat, the SpaceX post feels like a glimpse into what could have been for Musk—a timeline where the world’s richest man wasn’t algorithmically radicalized by his own social-media platform.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
Doherty recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the show’s themes: how young men, sometimes children, are being radicalized online by misogynists who encourage toxic attitudes toward women.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
At a time when young men are being radicalized by anti-feminist, pro-misogynistic content, the account aims to surface something more equalizing on the For You Pages of young people.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
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Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In the light of defeat, the SpaceX post feels like a glimpse into what could have been for Musk—a timeline where the world’s richest man wasn’t algorithmically radicalized by his own social-media platform.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2025
Doherty recently spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the show’s themes: how young men, sometimes children, are being radicalized online by misogynists who encourage toxic attitudes toward women.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
At a time when young men are being radicalized by anti-feminist, pro-misogynistic content, the account aims to surface something more equalizing on the For You Pages of young people.
—Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Radicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalize. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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