verb
- to make or become fanatical; to cause to have extreme or unreasonable enthusiasm or zeal
Usage: rare
Examples
- The cult leader tried to fanaticize his followers with extreme rhetoric.
- Social media can sometimes fanaticize people’s political views.
- The coach worried that intense training might fanaticize the young athletes.
- Historical propaganda was designed to fanaticize entire populations.
- She refused to let her passion for the cause fanaticize her judgment.