deradicalize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːˈɹædɪkəlaɪz/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- 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 English radicalize English deradicalize From de- + radicalize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| deradicalizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| deradicalizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deradicalise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| deradicalized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| deradicalized | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
hu deradikalizál (normalize politically, divest of radicalism) · it deradicalizzare (normalize politically, divest of radicalism) · fr déradicaliser (normalize politically, divest of radicalism) · de deradikalisieren (normalize politically, divest of radicalism)