Definition
British spelling, past tense of fanaticise; made fanatical or caused to become excessively devoted.
Etymology
From 'fanaticise' plus the past tense marker -ed. This is the British variant spelling of 'fanaticized,' showing the consistent -ise/-ize difference in British versus American English conventions.
Kelly Says
Historical accounts describe how entire populations got 'fanaticised' by charismatic leaders or religious movements, and the word choice itself reveals whether the author sees the conversion as positive (inspired) or negative (brainwashed).
Translations
AMአማርኛ
fanatic
fan-ah-tik
ARالعربية
مُعجِب
mu-ʕa-jib
CACatalà
fanàtic
fa-na-tik
CSČeština
fanatik
fan-ah-tik
DADansk
fanatiker
fan-ah-tee-ker
DEDeutsch
fanatisch
fa-nah-tish
ELΕλληνικά
φανατικός
fa-na-ti-kos
ESEspañol
fanatizado
fan-ah-tee-sah-doh
FISuomi
fanatikko
fan-ah-tee-kko
FRFrançais
fanatisé
fan-ah-tee-zay
HUMagyar
fanatikus
fan-ah-tee-koos
IDBahasa Indonesia
fanatik
fan-ah-tik
IGIG
onye na-eche
oh-nye na-e-che
ITItaliano
fanatico
fan-ah-tee-koh
KMKM
អ្នកស្រឡាញ់
a-nək sra-la-n
KO한국어
광신적인
gwangsinjeok-in
MSBahasa Melayu
fanatik
fan-ah-tik
MYမြန်မာ
လူမဆင်း
lu ma shing
NLNederlands
fanatici
fan-ah-tee-kee
NONorsk
fanatiker
fan-ah-tee-ker
PLPolski
fanatyk
fan-ah-tik
PTPortuguês
fanático
fan-tee-koh
RORomână
fanatic
fan-ah-tik
RUРусский
фанатик
fah-nat-ik
SVSvenska
fanatiker
fan-ah-tee-ker
SWKiswahili
mchawi
m-cha-wi
THไทย
คลั่งไคล้
klong kai
TRTürkçe
fanatik
fah-nah-tik
UKУкраїнська
фанатик
fah-nat-ik
VITiếng Việt
cuồng tín
kwoong tin
ZUZU
umshayeli
oom-sha-ye-lee