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/ |
- radicalize somebody/something to make somebody more extreme or radical in their opinions on political or social issues
- Recent events have radicalized opinion on educational matters.
- The war has angered and radicalized a new generation of fighters.