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to radicalize

to radicalize

28 7.7
Cause someone to support very extreme political or social ideas
  • verb
  • /ˈrædɪkəˌlaɪz/
translation icon : radicalizar
  • The vast majority of those who answer this call are not crazy; they are radicalized.
  • become radicalized
  • radicalized youth
  • increasingly radicalized

How many people became so radicalized on MAGA cruelty?

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Examples

  • Competition for government handouts radicalized and fragmented politics, often making them violent and corrupt.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Immigration was the polarizing issue, which raised the level of tension and radicalized both sides.

    Academic text (2004)
  • And I want to reach out to young men, help de radicalize them, offer a a positive role model.

  • I mean, listen, we we Facebook and YouTube radicalize people by by algorithm.

  • He wants to figure out a way to de radicalize people before it even comes up.

  • But what began to radicalize American anti slavery activists?

  • College campuses are radicalizing young people.

  • Nonetheless, many local leaders have been replaced by radicalized Taliban substitutes.

    Academic text (2011)
  • And Trump, he's tried his whole life to try to be a tempered jurist, but Trump radicalizes moderate people.

  • Many social media platforms have been criticized for their role in how they radicalize users by promoting extreme viewpoints.

How Extreme

to brainwash
118 7.3
to radicalize
28 7.7
to convince
2.7
to persuade
472 2.7

Surface Forms

radicalize infinitive
radicalized past participle
radicalizing present participle
radicalizes third person singular

Morphology

radicalize = radical (transparent) = radical + ize

Standard verb formation from the adjective 'radical' with the productive suffix '-ize' meaning 'to make or become', so the resulting meaning is predictable.

Etymology

Radicalize comes from radical, which goes back to Latin radix meaning 'root'. So to radicalize someone is like pulling their ideas down to the 'root' or deepest core, making their views much more extreme.