fanaticize
/fəˈnætɪsaɪz/
verb
- To make someone extremely enthusiastic or devoted to a cause, belief, or activity, often to an unreasonable degree.
- The coach's intense methods threatened to fanaticize the players rather than motivate them.
- The charismatic speaker tried to fanaticize the crowd with his fiery speeches.
- Some online groups attempt to fanaticize young people by feeding them extreme ideas.
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