democratize
Americanverb (used with or without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- de-democratization noun
- de-democratize verb
- democratization noun
- democratizer noun
- redemocratization noun
- redemocratize verb
- undemocratization noun
- undemocratize verb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of democratize
1790–1800; < French démocratiser, equivalent to démocrate democrat + -iser -ize
Example Sentences
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Plus, the institutions say, it’s serving a more lofty goal: to democratize an art world that often feels exclusionary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025
"Training cutting-edge models now requires infrastructure investments that only a handful of organizations can afford," AWS said, positioning Trainium3 as a way to democratize access to high-powered AI computing.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
"We want to democratize gene therapy by creating off-the-shelf tools that can cure a large group of patients in one shot," Finkelstein said.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025
Then, Yieldstreet is part of a growing trend of startups that want to democratize private investing but it’s not proving to be a great bet.
From Slate • Aug. 23, 2025
From 1884 to 1911 neither Party had introduced any measure to democratize the House of Commons and so to increase the representation of labor.
From Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement by Walling, William English
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