DEMOCRATIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does democratize mean? 

• DEMOCRATIZE (verb)
  The verb DEMOCRATIZE has 2 senses:

1. become (more) democratic; of nations

2. introduce democratic reforms; of nations

  Familiarity information: DEMOCRATIZE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEMOCRATIZE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they democratize    ... he / she / it democratizes   
Past simple: democratized   
Past participle: democratized   
-ing form: democratizing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become (more) democratic; of nations

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

democratise; democratize

Hypernyms (to "democratize" is one way to...):

change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

democracy (the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives)

democracy (a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Introduce democratic reforms; of nations

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

democratise; democratize

Hypernyms (to "democratize" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

democracy (the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives)

democracy (a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them)