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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Founded in 2018, the nonprofit seeks to democratize creative opportunity and reimagine community theater by presenting a monthly showcase of three 12-minute plays, all written, developed and performed within that same four-week cycle.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
In 2010 one civil rights lawyer confidently proclaimed that our cameras would democratize evidence and bring about “real justice.”
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026
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
By his leading articles he has done as much as the late Joseph Chamberlain by his speeches to democratize and humanize the old Tory party of England.
From The Glories of Ireland by Lennox, P. J.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
