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Noun: radicalisation
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: radicalization)
  1. The process by which an individual or group adopts increasingly extreme political, social, or religious ideals and aspirations, often leading to the endorsement or use of violence to achieve goals
    "The study examined factors contributing to the radicalisation of young people online";
    - radicalization [N. Amer]

Derived forms: radicalisations

Encyclopedia: Radicalisation