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de•rad•i•cal•ize
(dē rad′i kə līz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
de•rad′i•cal•i•za′tion, n.
- Governmentto free from radical ideas, goals, or elements:The more conservative politicians were trying to deradicalize the liberation movement.
- de- + radical + -ize 1970–75