rad·i·cal·ize

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• rad|i|cal|ize — «RAD uh kuh lyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. to make radical: »to radicalize a political system, to radicalize a student body. –v.i. to become radical: »When it [the Reform Bill] and the Catholic question were both carried…Herbert Grimstone… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|ra|di|cal|ize — «dee RAD uh kuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to cause to abandon or retreat from radicalism: »Today Obst s cigars are longer than his hair, and he admits that hobnobbing with publishing fat cats has tended to deradicalize him (Newsweek).… …   Useful english dictionary

• de|rad´i|cal|i|za´tion — de|ra|di|cal|ize «dee RAD uh kuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to cause to abandon or retreat from radicalism: »Today Obst s cigars are longer than his hair, and he admits that hobnobbing with publishing fat cats has tended to deradicalize …   Useful english dictionary

• cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

• ize — jaco·bin·ize; jar·gon·ize; jas·per·ize; jesu·it·ize; jour·nal·ize; jo·vial·ize; ju·da·ize; ka·olin·ize; ker·a·tin·ize; kjel·dahl·ize; la·bi·al·ize; la·bio·ve·lar·ize; la·ryn·ge·al·ize; lat·er·al·ize; lat·in·ize; leath·er·ize; le·gal·ize;… …   English syllables

• rad — am·rad; cha·rad·rii; cha·rad·ri·i·form; cha·rad·ri·i·for·mes; cha·rad·ri·us; col·o·rad·o·ite; con·el·rad; con·rad·son; do·rad; do·rad·i·dae; fa·rad·ic; for·rad; for·rad·er; ir·rad·i·ca·ble; ir·rad·i·cate; ka·me·rad; maa·rad; mac·rad·e·nous;… …   English syllables

• radicalize — rad·i·cal·ize …   English syllables

• radicalize — rad•i•cal•ize [[t]ˈræd ɪ kəˌlaɪz[/t]] v. t. ized, iz•ing cvb gov to make radical or more radical, esp. in politics • Etymology: 1815–20 rad i•cal•i•za′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

• radicalize — rad|i|cal|ize also radicalise BrE [ˈrædıkəlaız] v [T] to make people accept new and different ideas, especially ideas about complete social and political change …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• radicalize — rad|i|cal|ize [ rædıkl,aız ] verb transitive to make a person, group, or system more RADICAL …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English