verb
Meaning 1
To make into a fanatic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fanaticize
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verb
Meaning 2
To become fanatical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin fānāticuslbor. French fanatiqueinflu. English fanatic Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English fanaticize From fanatic + -ize.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: fanatiser — make into a fanatic
- German: fanatisieren — make into a fanatic
- Ido: fanatikigar — make into a fanatic
- Italian: fanatizzare — make into a fanatic
- Luxembourgish: fanatiséieren — make into a fanatic
- Spanish: fanatizar — make into a fanatic