Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make radical or more radical.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To make radical; cause to conform to radical ideas, or to political radicalism.
- To become radical; adopt or carry out radical principles, or the doctrines of political radicalism.
- Also spelled
radicalise .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive to make
radical
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make more radical in social or political outlook
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Examples
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Iraqi Sunni Muslims waging a long conflict from Syrian soil could once again radicalize Syria’s own Sunni com-munity.
Carriers of Conflict 2006
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Iraqi Sunni Muslims waging a long conflict from Syrian soil could once again radicalize Syria’s own Sunni com-munity.
Carriers of Conflict 2006
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He noted that stepped-up fighting in the tribal areas of Pakistan could further "radicalize" that nation.
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While "Just Say Yes" to war in Yemen will increasingly burden the working classes-who pay and fight America's wars-it will "radicalize" more individuals and raise "extremist" threats around the world, as, and once again, did the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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While "Just Say Yes" to war in Yemen will increasingly burden the working classes-who pay and fight America's wars-it will "radicalize" more individuals and raise "extremist" threats around the world, as, and once again, did the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Mencken might have asked: How can one "radicalize" a Muslim when he is already "radicalized" by his creed?
The Rule of Reason 2010
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The United States Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis issued a report last week suggesting that current political and economic conditions are energizing right-wing extremist groups, that many of these groups follow extremely conservative ideologies and that some may seek to recruit and "radicalize" veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Vox Verax 2009
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He noted that stepped-up fighting in the tribal areas of Pakistan could further "radicalize" that nation.
ScreenTalk 2009
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The United States Department of Homeland Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis issued a report last week suggesting that current political and economic conditions are energizing right-wing extremist groups, that many of these groups follow extremely conservative ideologies and that some may seek to recruit and "radicalize" veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Free Democracy 2009
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The vast majority went for salaries / expenses of the "Community Activist" groups which were given "grant monies" by the Annenberg Challenge to 'radicalize' the Chicago school system, including 'radicalizing teachers'.
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