radicalize

rad·i·cal·ize  (rd-k-lz)

tr.v. rad·i·cal·ized, rad·i·cal·iz·ing, rad·i·cal·iz·es

To make radical or more radical: "Many, probably most, of those have been radicalized by their experiences among the poor" (Conor Cruise O'Brien).

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radi·cal·i·zation (-k-l-zshn) n.

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radicalize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to make (a person, group, or situation) radical or more radical: the feelings of its own radicalized population

Thesaurus

Verb

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radicalize - make more radical in social or political outlook; "Her work in the developing world radicalized her" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"