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
Recent Examples on the Web The surge of these platforms in 2024 is democratizing UX design, allowing non-developers to prototype and iterate on user interfaces rapidly. Goran Paun, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Varieties of Democracy, a global think tank, says that democracy has been in decline for 15 years because the share of the population living in nations that are becoming more autocratic is higher than the share living in democratizing countries. Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024 Tokenizing RWAs increases liquidity, transparency, and accessibility and is often viewed as a way to democratize the traditional financial markets. Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 3 Oct. 2024 Instead, Weber decided to democratize the list by surveying people on the internet, which, in theory, opened up the discourse to the entire world. Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for democratize 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Democratize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/democratize. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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