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radicalize

rad·i·cal·ize [ ráddik'l z ] (past and past participle rad·i·cal·ized, present participle rad·i·cal·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular rad·i·cal·iz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. change fundamentally: to undergo fundamental change, or introduce sweeping change in something

2. make or become politically radical: to adopt politically radical views, or cause somebody to do this
The experience of war radicalized the younger generation.


rad·i·cal·i·za·tion [ ràddik'li záysh'n ] noun
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