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un democratize
de·moc·ra·tize
/
dɪˈmɒk
rəˌtaɪz
/
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mok
-r
uh
-tahyz
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
de·moc·ra·tized,
de·moc·ra·tiz·ing.
to make or become
democratic
.
Also,
especially British,
de·moc·ra·tise.
Origin:
1790–1800;
<
French
démocratiser,
equivalent to
démocrate
democrat
+
-iser
-ize
Related forms
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,
de·-de·moc·ra·tized,
de·-de·moc·ra·tiz·ing.
re·de·moc·ra·ti·za·tion,
noun
re·de·moc·ra·tize,
verb,
re·de·moc·ra·tized,
re·de·moc·ra·tiz·ing.
un·de·moc·ra·ti·za·tion,
noun
un·de·moc·ra·tize,
verb (used with object),
un·de·moc·ra·tized,
un·de·moc·ra·tiz·ing.
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World English Dictionary
democratize
or
democratise
(dɪˈmɒkrəˌtaɪz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to make democratic
democratise
or
democratise
—
vb
democrati'zation
or
democratise
—
n
democrati'sation
or
democratise
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
democratize
1798 (trans.), 1840 (intrans.), from Fr. democratiser (see
democracy
). Related: Democratization (1865).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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