fanaticizes
/fəˈnætɪsaɪzɪz/
verb
- Third person singular present tense of fanaticize: makes someone extremely enthusiastic or devoted to a cause, belief, or activity, often to an unreasonable degree.
- The constant repetition of the slogan fanaticizes the crowd over time.
- A good teacher inspires curiosity, but a bad one fanaticizes students with dogma.
- The extremist website fanaticizes vulnerable teenagers with its one-sided stories.