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.
Recent Examples on the Web
But that's one of the tools that's being used to radicalize these kids.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 May 2024
Inflation – and the difficulty of getting reservations at so many New York City restaurants – have radicalized me on food costs.
—New York Times, 9 May 2024
That was devastating to the university and ended up radicalizing a lot of students that had not been participating in the protests.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 2 May 2024
Beth remained concerned about it, and increasingly radicalized.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
So, you can be radicalized in place by access to literature, the Internet.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
In the subsequent days, internal Russian intelligence reporting — which the Dossier Center said reached the Russian National Security Council — warned specifically about the threat that Tajiks radicalized by ISIS-K posed to Russia.
—Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
During the pandemic, YouTube radicalized me to be into watches.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 31 Mar. 2024
You can be radicalized in ISIS-K then shipped abroad to attack.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 13 May 2024
Inflation – and the difficulty of getting reservations at so many New York City restaurants – have radicalized me on food costs.
—New York Times, 9 May 2024
That was devastating to the university and ended up radicalizing a lot of students that had not been participating in the protests.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 2 May 2024
Beth remained concerned about it, and increasingly radicalized.
—Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
So, you can be radicalized in place by access to literature, the Internet.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
In the subsequent days, internal Russian intelligence reporting — which the Dossier Center said reached the Russian National Security Council — warned specifically about the threat that Tajiks radicalized by ISIS-K posed to Russia.
—Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
During the pandemic, YouTube radicalized me to be into watches.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 31 Mar. 2024
You can be radicalized in ISIS-K then shipped abroad to attack.
—ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
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“Radicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalize. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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