Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

democratize

/dɪˈmɑkɹətaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: de-moc-ra-tize
IPA: /dɪˈmɑkɹətaɪz/

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make democratic.

Transitive verb

verb

To broaden access to (something), especially for the sake of egalitarianism.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Three distinct patterns within this wave are clear: Democratic backsliding in some traditionally stable democracies; significant reversals and often breakdown of democracy in countries that successfully democratized during the late 20th and early 21st centuries; and deepening of autocracy in already autocratic states. […] The number of autocratizing countries (red line) increases from the mid-1990s-early 2000s, to surpass the number of democratizing countries in 2012. […] Montenegro started to democratize with the 2020 elections ending nearly three decades of rule by the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (DPS)."

Etymology

From French démocratiser. By surface analysis, democrat(ic) + -ize.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: démocratiser

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪˈmɑkɹətaɪz/
British English: /dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

democratizes (present, singular) democratizing (participle, present) democratized (participle, past) democratized (past) democratise (alternative)

Derived Forms

democratizable democratization democratizer redemocratize undemocratize undemocratized

Synonyms

democratise

Questions

How do you pronounce democratize?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈmɑkɹətaɪz/.
What does democratize mean?: To make democratic.
Where does democratize come from?: It is traced to French.

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