democratize C2+ Topic:People & Society US /dɪˈmɑkrəˌtaɪz/ UK /dɪˈmɒkrətaɪz/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make something accessible to all or governed by the people The internet helped democratize access to once-exclusive knowledge. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make something... popularizeliberalizeequalizedecentralize ↔ Opposites centralizeautocratizemonopolize Word family Derived forms democratizationdemocratizeddemocratizing Related forms democracydemocratdemocratic Etymology AI details From French démocratiser, formed from démocrate plus -iser; ultimately from Ancient Greek dēmos ('the people') plus kratos ('power, rule'). dēmos Ancient Greek kratos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # democratize **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /dɪˈmɑkrəˌtaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪˈmɒkrətaɪz/ ## Meanings 1. to make something accessible to all or governed by the people ## Examples - The internet helped democratize access to once-exclusive knowledge. ## Synonyms - popularize - liberalize - equalize - decentralize ## Antonyms - centralize - autocratize - monopolize ## Derived Forms - democratization - democratized - democratizing ## Related Forms - democracy - democrat - democratic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dēmos - Root: kratos ## Etymology From French démocratiser, formed from démocrate plus -iser; ultimately from Ancient Greek dēmos ('the people') plus kratos ('power, rule'). ## AI Etymology Democratize is from French démocratiser, formed from démocrate plus -iser; ultimately from Ancient Greek dēmos ('the people') plus kratos ('power, rule'). The ancestry passes through Ancient Greek dēmos and Ancient Greek kratos. In present use as a verb, it means "to make something accessible to all or governed by the people", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include democracy, democrat, and democratic; derived forms include democratization, democratized, and democratizing. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown