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Definition of Fanaticize
1. v. t. To cause to become a fanatic.
Definition of Fanaticize
1. Verb. To make into a fanatic ¹
2. Verb. To cause to be fanatical ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fanaticize
1. [v -CIZED, -CIZING, -CIZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fanaticize
Literary usage of Fanaticize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1899)
"However, it served to throw dust into the eyes of the people and to fanaticize
them, while to the knowing ones it gave a geographical and preponderant line ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"kindle; spec, poetize, warm, fanaticize. "Enthuse" is either humorous or vulgar.
entice, vt attract, tempt, train (rare), allure, hire; spec, wile, decoy, ..."
3. Author's & Printer's Dictionary: A Guide for Authors by Frederick Howard Collins (1912)
"to have cap., not ital. fanaticize*, to infuriate, not -ise. fandango* (Sp.), a
dance or its music ..."
4. The Writings of Albert Gallatin by Albert Gallatin (1879)
"However, it served to throw dust into the eyes of the people and to fanaticize
them, while to the knowing ones it gave a geographical and preponderant line ..."
5. History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the by William Francis Patrick Napier (1828)
"... were freely employed to fanaticize the mass of the patriots. In every part of
the peninsula the clergy were distinguished for their active zeal, ..."
6. History of the Girondists: Or, Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the by Alphonse de Lamartine (1848)
"To impel the people to passion there must be some slight illusion mingled with
the truth ; reality alone was too chilling to fanaticize the human mind; ..."
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