fanaticize

[ fuh-nat-uh-sahyz ]
/ fəˈnæt əˌsaɪz /

verb (used with object), fa·nat·i·cized, fa·nat·i·ciz·ing.

to make fanatical.

verb (used without object), fa·nat·i·cized, fa·nat·i·ciz·ing.

to act with or show fanaticism.
Also especially British, fa·nat·i·cise.

Origin of fanaticize

First recorded in 1705–15; fanatic + -ize

Words nearby fanaticize

fanagalo, fanakalo, fanatic, fanatical, fanaticism, fanaticize, fanback, fanbase, fanboy, fancied, fancier

British Dictionary definitions for fanaticize

fanaticize

fanaticise

/ (fəˈnætɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

to make or become fanatical