radicalization
/ɹˌædɪkəlɪzˈeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "This remark, it is true, belongs to a time when Engels was himself connected with the Young Hegelians […] nevertheless, it is typical of the hopes that were cherished in the early stages for a radicalization of the master's system."
- "From there, it was only a short step to “Kekism,” at once a joke religion and a precursor of the reactionary radicalization to follow."
- "One way to see the radicalization of the likes of Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Megyn Kelly is that they are adopting Fuentes-Lite positions on issues like immigration and vaccines."
Etymology
Etymology tree English radical Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English radicalization From radical + -ization.