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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This is not just because Israel has failed to offer anything resembling a political strategy or a plausible plan for a Palestinian future while further radicalizing Palestinians to seek revenge for relatives killed and homes lost.
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Scott Atran, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
Individuals, like Jabbar, who appear unremarkable on the surface are being radicalized online and activated to carry out devastating terror attacks, often without direct physical contact with extremist networks.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The other one is inspired attacks, radicalized over the internet.
—ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said the 23-year-old Syrian man arrested soon after the attack had been rapidly radicalized on the internet and that the Islamic State (IS) flag had been found in his apartment.
—Reuters, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
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Scott Atran, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2025
Individuals, like Jabbar, who appear unremarkable on the surface are being radicalized online and activated to carry out devastating terror attacks, often without direct physical contact with extremist networks.
—Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The other one is inspired attacks, radicalized over the internet.
—ABC News, 5 Jan. 2025
Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said the 23-year-old Syrian man arrested soon after the attack had been rapidly radicalized on the internet and that the Islamic State (IS) flag had been found in his apartment.
—Reuters, CNN, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Radicalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radicalize. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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