radicalize

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radicalize

  • /ˈɹædɪkəlaɪz/

verb radicalizes · radicalizing · radicalized · radicalise

  1. transitive To make radical. The goal of the Cultural Revolution was to radicalize the whole society, to create mass participation at all levels of decision-making, and to restore the revolutionary élan of the 1940s.
  2. intransitive To become radical; to adopt a radical political stance. He’s a delight and provides a little break in one’s timeline between heart-stopping political developments, at least until he himself radicalizes, which is bound to happen soon, because he is a French bulldog.

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verb to make radical

Españolradicalizar
Françaisradicaliser
Deutschradikalisieren
Italianoradicalizzare
Ελληνικάριζοσπαστικοποιώ rizospastikopoió
Русскийрадикализировать radikalizirovatʹ
עבריתהִקְצִין hiktsín

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@misc{radicalize_2026,
  title = {radicalize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/radicalize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}