̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtīz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: French démocratiser, from démocrate + -iser -ize
: to make democratic (as in character or principle) : give popularity to : make available to the masses
efforts to democratize occupied territories since the war — E.O.Melby
to recommend plans to democratize scientific research in that country — Current Biography
books and art and music are all to be democratized — E.C.Lindeman