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

Last year, Hims & Hers ran a Super Bowl ad similarly focused on democratizing care—specifically GLP-1s for weight loss. —Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026

The internet has democratized access to information, education and entertainment in ways unimaginable to previous generations. —Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Tech companies argue that rapid adoption of AI coding tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot will democratize coding, allowing those with little to no technical skills to build products by prompting AI systems in natural language. —Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026

Another possibility for democratizing pardoning follows the model of the jury, which the framers promoted as a means of bringing local values to bear within the sphere of criminal justice. —Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 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