Radicalization - English meaning

verb

Cause (someone) to adopt radical positions on political or social issues.

Usage examples:

Some of those involved had been radicalized by the vietnam war

verb

To make someone become more radical (= extreme) in their political or religious beliefs

Usage examples:

The movie has clearly radicalized some voters., the bomber was thought to have been radicalized whi…

noun

The state, condition, or fact of being socially or politically radical.

noun

The degree to which a surgical operation is radical.

noun

The beliefs or actions of people who advocate thorough or complete political or social reform.

Usage examples:

His natural rebelliousness found an outlet in political radicalism

noun

The belief that there should be great or extreme social or political change

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Evidence of his youthful radicalism remained buried in his poems of the period., combatting radical…

adjective

(especially of change or action) relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something; far-reaching or thorough.

Usage examples:

A radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework

noun

A person who advocates thorough or complete political or social change, or a member of a political party or section of a party pursuing such aims.

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The party has not tried to disguise its new deregulatory approach, which is causing unease among pa…

adjective

Believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social, economic, or political change

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White’s political orientation was decidedly liberal, but hardly radical., during bad economic times…