de ‧ moc ‧ ra ‧ tize BrE AmE ( also democratise British English ) /dɪˈmɒkrətaɪz $ dɪˈmɑː-/ verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ democracy , ↑ democrat , ↑ democratization ; verb : democratatize; adverb : ↑ democratically ≠ UNDEMOCRATICALLY ; adjective : ↑ democratic ≠ UNDEMOCRATIC ]
to change the way in which a government, company etc is organized, so that it is more democratic:
efforts to democratize school management structures
—democratization /dɪˌmɒkrətaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ dɪˌmɑːkrətə-/ noun [uncountable]