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verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -tized, -tiz·ing.
to make or become democratic.
Also, especially British, de·moc·ra·tise.
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de·moc·ra·ti·za·tion, noun
de·moc·ra·tiz·er, noun
de-de·moc·ra·ti·za·tion, noun
de-de·moc·ra·tize, verb, -tized, -tiz·ing.
re·de·moc·ra·ti·za·tion, noun
EXPANDre·de·moc·ra·tize, verb, -tized, -tiz·ing.
un·de·moc·ra·ti·za·tion, noun
un·de·moc·ra·tize, verb (used with object), -tized, -tiz·ing.
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Word Origin & History
democratize
1798 (trans.), 1840 (intrans.), from Fr. democratiser (see democracy). Related: Democratization (1865).
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