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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Individuals already resident here in the United States radicalized to violence by reason of a foreign terrorist ideology, anti-government sentiment, ideologies of hate, personal grievance.
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Steve Inskeep, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Alissa Rubin explains how ISIS uses modern media to radicalize people.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Law enforcement officials search for how and why the killer radicalized.
—ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
But the terrorist group is trying to radicalize more people directly in the West and in 2022 launched an English-language magazine called the Voice of Khorasan, which is spread online.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025
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Steve Inskeep, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
Alissa Rubin explains how ISIS uses modern media to radicalize people.
—David Leonhardt, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Law enforcement officials search for how and why the killer radicalized.
—ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
But the terrorist group is trying to radicalize more people directly in the West and in 2022 launched an English-language magazine called the Voice of Khorasan, which is spread online.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Radicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalize. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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