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radicalize

/ˌrædɪˈkɑːlaɪz/ verb · British & US
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What does radicalize mean?

verb

to cause someone to become more extreme or fanatical in their views or actions, or to make something more extreme or radical.

Example

"The politician's inflammatory rhetoric was accused of radicalizing young people."

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