democratize

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /dɪˈmɑkrəˌtaɪz/ UK /dɪˈmɒkrətaɪz/ See IPA manual

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1

verb
to make something accessible to all or governed by the people

The internet helped democratize access to once-exclusive knowledge.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make something... popularize liberalize equalize decentralize

Opposites

centralizeautocratizemonopolize

Word family

Derived forms democratizationdemocratizeddemocratizing

Related forms democracy democrat democratic

Etymology

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

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# 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

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