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

This level of customization was previously reserved for high-net-worth individuals through large teams of analysts, but it can now be democratized. —Logan Weaver, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025

For its part, Zaman said the practice democratizes airfare pricing and allows more people to travel. —Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2025

Related Articles This phenomenon has democratized discovery, but also commoditized attention. —Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 7 May 2025

Happiness still bore the classical imprint — tied to justice and civic life — but it had been democratized (albeit with the grave exclusions of their age). —January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan Ted Blaisdell, New York Times, 3 May 2025

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