deradicalize

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/diːˈɹædɪkəlaɪz/

verb

To divest of radicalism; to normalize politically.

OriginEnglish radicalize ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbderadicalize (third-person singular simple present deradicalizes, present participle deradicalizing, simple past and past participle deradicalized)

present singular third person deradicalizes · participle present deradicalizing · participle past deradicalized · past deradicalized · alternative deradicalise

  1. transitiveTo divest of radicalism; to normalize politically.

    [H]is successors […] clamped down and deradicalized, with the French Revolution providing excuse enough to drop further reform.

    2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 267

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
unradicalize

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishradical
  8. Englishradicalize
  9. Englishderadicalize

From de- + radicalize.

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Translations

French déradicaliser
  • déradicalisernormalize politically, divest of radicalism
German deradikalisieren
  • deradikalisierennormalize politically, divest of radicalism
Hungarian deradikalizál
  • deradikalizálnormalize politically, divest of radicalism
Italian deradicalizzare
  • deradicalizzarenormalize politically, divest of radicalism
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APA

deradicalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deradicalize

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“deradicalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deradicalize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deradicalize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deradicalize.

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