democratize

UK: /dɪˈmɒkrətaɪz/ US: /dɪˈmɑkrəˌtaɪz/ ,(di mok′rə tīz′)

Inflections of 'democratize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

democratizes

v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

democratizing

v pres p (US & UK)

democratized

v past (US & UK)

democratized

v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•moc•ra•tize /dɪˈmɑkrəˌtaɪz/   v. [ ~ + obj], -tized, -tiz•ing. 

1. Government to make democratic:
   The union decided to democratize its voting procedures.

de•moc•ra•ti•za•tion /dɪˌmɑkrətəˈzeɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] calling for the democratization of the labor unions.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

de•moc•ra•tize  (di mok′rə tīz′), v.t., v.i., -tized, -tiz•ing. 

1. Government to make or become democratic.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•moc′ra•tise′. 

• French démocratiser, equivalent. to démocrate democrat + -iser -ize
• 1790–1800

de•moc′ra•ti•za′tion, n. 
de•moc′ra•tiz′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

democratize, democratise / dɪˈmɒkrəˌtaɪz/ verb

1. (transitive) to make democratic

deˌmocratiˈzation, deˌmocratiˈsation noun