radicalizeverb [ T ]
UK usually radicalise /ˈræd.ɪ.kəl.aɪz/to make someone become more radical (= extreme) in their political or religious beliefs:
The movie has clearly radicalized some voters.
The bomber was thought to have been radicalized while in prison.
Many young people were radicalized by the war.
radicalization
noun [ U ] UK usually radicalisation /ˌræd.ɪ.kə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
the radicalization of young men
radicalized
adjective UK usually radicalised /ˈræd.ɪ.kəl.aɪzd/
radicalized teenagers
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