fanatiser

Senses

1. 1.

   to make fanatical

   to cause someone to become a fanatic or to embrace fanaticism

2. 2.

   to inflame with zeal

   to excite or inspire with intense, often blind devotion or passion

Examples

• "La propagande a fanatisé les jeunes soldats."

  The propaganda fanatized the young soldiers.

• "Ces discours incendiaires ont fanatisé une partie de la population."

  These inflammatory speeches inflamed a section of the population with fanaticism.

• "Il ne faut pas se laisser fanatiser par une idéologie."

  One must not allow oneself to be swayed into fanaticism by an ideology.

Usage

Relatively formal or literary verb. Often used in contexts of political, religious, or ideological extremism. The reflexive form "se fanatiser" (to become fanatical) is also common. Not to be confused with "fanatique" (fanatic/fanatical, adjective) or "fanatisme" (fanaticism, noun).