To drive someone insane or to turn something into a state of chaos and confusion (American spelling).
From Bedlam + the suffix -ize (American spelling convention). The American version of bedlamise emerged alongside American English standardization in the 19th century.
The American -ize and British -ise endings represent one of the great spelling splits between English dialects, each claiming their version is more historically accurate!
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