democratize

verb de·moc·ra·tize \ di-ˈmä-krə-ˌtīz \

|Updated on: 28 May 2018

Examples: democratize in a Sentence

Definition of democratize

democratized; democratizing

transitive verb

: to make democratic

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democratization

play \-ˌmä-krə-tə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

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democratizer

play \-ˈmä-krə-ˌtī-zər\ noun

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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 of democratize from the Web

The humble kiss, for all its shortcomings—sloppiness, squishing, aggression, to name a few—is a far more democratized space in entertainment.

— hannah giorgis, The Atlantic, "Actually, Kissing Is Good," 25 May 2018
Taiwan democratized in 1987 after four decades of authoritarian rule.

— ralph jennings, latimes.com, "In Taiwan, another former president is sentenced to prison," 15 May 2018
Max The advent of the digital audio workstation and affordable, reliable computers has democratized music creation.

— philip montoro, Chicago Reader, "Producer and performer Thoom on one of Arab music’s greatest voices," 15 May 2018
Marín said his public art is a way to artistically intervene in cities around the world to include, democratize, and promote art, and to start a conversation.

— allison boerger, San Antonio Express-News, "S.A. to have permanent huge selfie wings in Hemisfair," 2 May 2018
The industry’s promises, to outsiders and to itself, were idealistic and appealing: The public sphere would be democratized, barriers to education would be lowered, and daily life would become more open, efficient, and free.

— anna wiener, The New Republic, "The Internet Women Made," 1 May 2018
Our aim is to democratize our content in a way that is both relatable and inclusive.

— kaitlyn frey, PEOPLE.com, "Ashley Graham Models in New Rag & Bone Campaign as Brand Announces Extended Sizes," 30 Apr. 2018
In a further bid to democratize the event, Antigua established a national sailing academy in 2010 and introduced sailing into schools' national curriculum.

— rob hodgetts, CNN, "Antigua Sailing Week: Serious sailing, serious fun," 27 Apr. 2018
In the late 1990s, reformists were a faction of the regime that tried to democratize the Islamic Republic from within.

— mohammad ali kadivar, Washington Post, "Why haven't reformists joined the protests sweeping Iran?," 5 Jan. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of democratize

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

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DEMOCRATIZE Defined for English Language Learners

democratize

verb

Definition of democratize for English Language Learners

: to make (a country or organization) more democratic
: to make (something) available to all people : to make it possible for all people to understand (something)