democratize

especially British, de·moc·ra·tise

[dih-mok-ruh-tahyz]

verb (used with or without object)

democratized, democratizing 

1. to make or become democratic.

democratize

/ dɪˈmɒkrəˌtaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to make democratic

Other Word Forms

• democratization noun
• democratizer noun
• de-democratization noun
• de-democratize verb
• redemocratization noun
• redemocratize verb
• undemocratization noun
• undemocratize verb (used with object)

Word History and Origins

Origin of democratize¹

1790–1800; < French démocratiser, equivalent to démocrate democrat + -iser -ize

Example Sentences

“The space shuttle program really helped to democratize spaceflight.”

From Los Angeles Times

In an interview on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong said the move would allow The Times “to be democratized and allow the public to have ownership of this paper.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Opening it up in a much broader application, I think is a huge step forward in really democratizing how anybody can start to police use of their likeness with respect to AI and AI platforms.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Streaming seemed like such a good way to democratize movies so that anyone could see anything,” she continues.

From Salon

Richardson: What I’ll say about cowboy culture is that she is democratizing the access to cowboys and that cowboy culture.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adjust 
• even up