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Definition of radicalize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

radicalize

verb
 
/ˈrædɪkəlaɪz/
 
/ˈrædɪkəlaɪz/
(British English also radicalise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they radicalize
 
/ˈrædɪkəlaɪz/
 
/ˈrædɪkəlaɪz/
he / she / it radicalizes
 
/ˈrædɪklaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈrædɪklaɪzɪz/
past simple radicalized
 
/ˈrædɪklaɪzd/
 
/ˈrædɪklaɪzd/
past participle radicalized
 
/ˈrædɪklaɪzd/
 
/ˈrædɪklaɪzd/
-ing form radicalizing
 
/ˈrædɪklaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈrædɪklaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. radicalize somebody/something to make somebody more extreme or radical in their opinions on political, social or religious issues
    • The war has angered and radicalized a new generation of fighters.
    • People are asking how the attacker became radicalized.
    • Recent events have radicalized opinion on educational matters.
See radicalize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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