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fa⋅nat⋅i⋅cize

  [fuh-nat-uh-sahyz] verb, -cized, -ciz⋅ing.
Use fanaticize in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to make fanatical.
–verb (used without object)
2. to act with or show fanaticism.
Also, especially British, fa⋅nat⋅i⋅cise.

Origin:
1705–15; fanatic + -ize
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fa·nat·i·cize   (fə-nāt'ĭ-sīz')   
v.   fa·nat·i·cized, fa·nat·i·ciz·ing, fa·nat·i·ciz·es

v.   tr.
To make fanatical.
v.   intr.
To behave as a fanatic.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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