democratize

verb

de·​moc·​ra·​tize di-ˈmä-krə-ˌtīz How to pronounce democratize (audio)
democratized; democratizing
democratization noun
democratizer noun

Examples of democratize in a Sentence

Community leaders have had some success in democratizing the organization. There is internal pressure on the government to democratize. The magazine's goal is to democratize art. an effort to democratize politics
Recent Examples on the Web But money alone is not going to democratize storytelling. Subramaniam Vincent, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 By harnessing technology to democratize access to medical services, Doc.com is reshaping how healthcare is delivered, paving the way for a future where universal healthcare is accessible. Chris Gallagher, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024 Mohan’s bets for the 7,000-person organization include those AI tools that Hanif says will democratize creativity, a push to make YouTube home to high-quality content that users will want to stream on big screen TVs, and subscription content. Alexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024 From the start, our mission has been to use technology to democratize access to the industry by efficiently connecting the best creatives to the companies that need to hire them. Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 Jan. 2024 This is team Stride for Stride, a running collective started by Tom O’Keefe in 2018 with the simple vision of democratizing the starting line at road races. Isa Meyers, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2024 The best tools in each of these categories are human-centric, democratizing the power to manage the production process on both the front end and the back end. Natan Linder, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 Or has the proliferation of the 401(k) democratized Wall Street a bit? Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024 Although cassettes are no longer widely available in Egypt, having been supplanted everywhere by digital technology, their legacy of democratizing opinion and expression is still palpable. Andrew Simon, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French démocratiser, from démocratie democracy + -iser -ize

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of democratize was in 1798

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“Democratize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democratize. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

democratize

verb
de·​moc·​ra·​tize di-ˈmäk-rə-ˌtīz How to pronounce democratize (audio)
democratized; democratizing
: to make democratic
democratization noun

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