deradicalize

deradicalize
deradicalization, n.
/dee rad"i keuh luyz'/, v.t., deradicalized, deradicalizing.
to free from radical ideas, goals, or elements: The more conservative politicians were trying to deradicalize the liberation movement.
Also, esp. Brit., deradicalise.
[1970-75; DE- + RADICAL + -IZE]

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  • deradicalize — deradicalization, n. /dee rad i keuh luyz /, v.t., deradicalized, deradicalizing. to free from radical ideas, goals, or elements: The more conservative politicians were trying to deradicalize the liberation movement. Also, esp. Brit.,… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • de|rad´i|cal|i|za´tion — de|ra|di|cal|ize «dee RAD uh kuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to cause to abandon or retreat from radicalism: »Today Obst s cigars are longer than his hair, and he admits that hobnobbing with publishing fat cats has tended to deradicalize …   Useful english dictionary

  • de|ra|di|cal|ize — «dee RAD uh kuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to cause to abandon or retreat from radicalism: »Today Obst s cigars are longer than his hair, and he admits that hobnobbing with publishing fat cats has tended to deradicalize him (Newsweek).… …   Useful english dictionary

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