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

Even more profoundly, cassettes democratized access to the act of recording itself since cassette technology required minimal infrastructure and cost. —Oliver Wang, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026

But the digital age has democratized the travel writing genre. —Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

These platforms have democratized access to precious metals investing by combining extensive product selection with educational resources and competitive pricing structures. —Kelly Ernst, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026

By open-sourcing full-link verification capabilities, the company empowers small teams and independent developers with equal access to high-performance foundational resources, democratizing embodied intelligence development. —Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 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