Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

democratise

/dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: democra-tise
IPA: /dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of democratize.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Estonia and Ireland top V-Dem’s global democracy index for 2025. The efforts of others, including Poland, are highlighted for attempting to “U-turn” away from autocracy. But only 18 countries across the world are democratising, a historic low."

Etymology

From French démocratiser, equivalent to democrat + -ise.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: démocratiser

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

democratises (present, singular) democratising (participle, present) democratised (participle, past) democratised (past)

Derived Forms

democratisation democratiser undemocratise

Synonyms

democratize

Questions

How do you pronounce democratise?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/.
What does democratise mean?: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of democratize.
Where does democratise come from?: It is traced to French.

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