[with obj.]cause (someone) to become an advocate of radical political or social reform 使激进 some of those involved had been radicalized by the Vietnam War. 越战已使卷入的一些人变得很激进。 ■initiate or introduce fundamental or far-reaching changes in 发动(或引发)根本性(或意义深远)的变化 the push to radicalize 16–19 science education. 推进从根本上改变16-19岁人群的科学教育。