democratize

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French démocratiser.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb

democratize (third-person singular simple present democratizes, present participle democratizing, simple past and past participle democratized) (transitive)

  1. (strictly) To make democratic.
  2. (loosely) To broaden access to (something), especially for the sake of egalitarianism.

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Galician

Verb

democratize

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of democratizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

democratize

  1. inflection of democratizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative