DEMOCRATIZE Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

democratize

verb

Definition of democratize

as in to standardize

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disequilibrate

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Recent Examples of democratize The avatar was modeled on Joyner’s appearance and voice and was framed as part of a broader effort to democratize online learning. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Decades of federal intent to democratize these spaces have plateaued. — Kimmie Gordon, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 While radio and television have generally fallen short in memorializing the dead, there are blogs, zines, and commercial websites devoted to dying, and personal web pages and online videos have all helped democratize death. — Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026 Brando Babini founded Youth 4 Youth FC to democratize soccer, addressing the pay-for-play system that limits access and mentorship for talented youth. — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for democratize

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This allows Vestas to standardize its construction processes, lower costs, and reduce defects.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
The mission to standardize PQC algorithms has shown that the cryptography community, working together with the public and private sector, can improve the security of the entire supply chain.

— Ali El Kaafarani, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of standardize

Verb

Flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates began after the two countries normalized relations in 2020, opening the UAE as a major destination for Israeli travelers.

— Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Prosecutors say Rivera and Nuhfer acted as undisclosed agents of the Venezuelan government in an effort to normalize relations between Washington and Caracas.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of normalize

Verb

Gonçalo Ramos, who has taken the 41-year-old forward’s place, set up João Cancelo’s opener, then responded with Portugal’s second goal two minutes after Mikkel Damsgaard equalized in the 23rd.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
And as the trough of lower pressure equalizes with the rest of the atmosphere next week, temps will only warm slightly.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of equalize

Verb

Know More The government has, in the wake of Ruto’s comments, offered undocumented East Africans a 90-day window to regularize their status, insisting the policy is about enforcing immigration and business rules rather than targeting foreigners.

— Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Andrea Flores, who worked in the Obama Administration and served as a border official under Biden, told me that Biden lacked interest in pushing legislation to regularize the status of longtime residents.

— Jesús Rodríguez, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of regularize

Verb

Standard gas pressure spreads out across the rock formations, homogenizing subterranean forces and actually decreasing the risk of the fault slipping over time.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
The researchers cast the alloy using vacuum induction melting, forged it into a plate at 1200 °C (2192 °F), homogenized it at that temperature for 4 hours, and then quenched it in water.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of homogenize

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