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
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Some refer to this as democratizing software. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Two former Google DeepMind researchers who worked on the company’s Nobel Prize-winning AlphaFold protein structure prediction AI as well as its AlphaEvolve code generation system have launched a new company, with the mission of democratizing access to advanced algorithms. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025 As with almost all sectors, abundant engineering talent, supply-chain advantages, and innovative use cases have given Chinese LiDAR manufacturers a head start in the race to democratize the once-expensive tool. Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025 The Dalai Lama, aware of his people’s overreliance on his personal leadership, began democratizing his government in the 1960s. Tenzin Dorjee, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for democratize

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of democratize was in 1794

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“Democratize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democratize. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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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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