democratize

verb

de·​moc·​ra·​tize di-ˈmä-krə-ˌtīz 

democratized; democratizing

transitive verb

: to make democratic

democratization

di-ˌmä-krə-tə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

democratizer

di-ˈmä-krə-ˌtī-zər 

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

Culture was being democratized and flattened by the internet, where high and low culture existed in exactly the same space. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Vikram Joshi, Founder and CTO at pulsd—a company in the business of democratizing fun in New York City. — Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Today, YouTube channels, podcasts, audiobooks, short-form video and a new generation of digital platforms have democratized not just the consumption of history, but the telling of it. — Paul Buccieri, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026

Bask Health has helped democratize healthcare entrepreneurship. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for democratize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize

Kids Definition

democratize

verb

de·​moc·​ra·​tize di-ˈmäk-rə-ˌtīz 

democratized; democratizing

: to make democratic

democratization

-ˌmäk-rət-ə-ˈzā-shən 

noun