radicalize
verb
rad·i·cal·ize
ˈra-di-kə-ˌlīz 
radicalized; radicalizing
: to make radical especially in politics
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The war has radicalized an entire generation of young people.
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And, sadly, it has been radicalized other Americans.
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CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
Critical to the probe is whether he had been radicalized prior to the travel or if the travel marked the start of his radicalization.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Jan. 2025
Why people radicalize Experts agree that there is no one profile for people who commit extremist attacks and that terrorism today is more diverse than ever.
—Adiel Kaplan, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Friday that the Army’s Criminal Investigative Division was working with the FBI to provide records and look into how Jabbar could have been radicalized.
—Jim Mustian, Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
Critical to the probe is whether he had been radicalized prior to the travel or if the travel marked the start of his radicalization.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Jan. 2025
Why people radicalize Experts agree that there is no one profile for people who commit extremist attacks and that terrorism today is more diverse than ever.
—Adiel Kaplan, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Friday that the Army’s Criminal Investigative Division was working with the FBI to provide records and look into how Jabbar could have been radicalized.
—Jim Mustian, Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Radicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalize. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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