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.
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Radicalize
//ˈɹædɪkəlaɪz//
Synonyms for "radicalize"
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17 translations across 15 languages.
Asturian
1 entries- radicalizar verb (to make radical)
Catalan
1 entries- radicalitzar verb (to make radical)
Czech
1 entries- radikalizovat verb (to make radical)
Dutch
1 entries- radicaliseren verb (to make radical)
Finnish
1 entries- radikalisoida verb (to make radical)
French
1 entries- radicaliser verb (to make radical)
Galician
1 entries- radicalizar verb (to make radical)
German
1 entries- radikalisieren verb (to make radical)
Greek
1 entries- ριζοσπαστικοποιώ verb (to make radical)
Hungarian
2 entries- radikalizál verb (to make radical)
- radikalizálódik verb (to become radical)
Italian
1 entries- radicalizzare verb (to make radical)
Polish
2 entries- radykalizować verb (to make radical)
- zradykalizować verb (to make radical)
Russian
1 entries- радикализировать verb (to make radical)
Spanish
1 entries- radicalizar verb (to make radical)
Swedish
1 entries- radikalisera verb (to make radical)
Sample sentences
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Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.
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It’s been called “one of the most powerful radicalizing instruments of the 21st century,” “a petri dish of divisive, conspiratorial and sometimes hateful content,” and a tool that “drives people to the internet’s darkest corners.”
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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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