fanaticize

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verb

To make into a fanatic.

Scrabble 24

Meanings

verbfanaticize (third-person singular simple present fanaticizes, present participle fanaticizing, simple past and past participle fanaticized)

present singular third person fanaticizes · participle present fanaticizing · participle past fanaticized · past fanaticized · alternative fanaticise

  1. transitiveTo make into a fanatic.
  2. intransitiveTo become fanatical.

Origin

Translations

French fanatiser
  • fanatisermake into a fanatic
German fanatisieren
  • fanatisierenmake into a fanatic
Italian fanatizzare
  • fanatizzaremake into a fanatic
Spanish fanatizar
  • fanatizarmake into a fanatic
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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