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democratize
verb de·moc·ra·tize \di-ˈmä-krə-ˌtīz\
: to make (a country or organization) more democratic
: to make (something) available to all people : to make it possible for all people to understand (something)
de·moc·ra·tizedde·moc·ra·tiz·ing
Full Definition of DEMOCRATIZE
transitive verb
: to make democratic
— de·moc·ra·ti·za·tion \-ˌmä-krə-tə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
— de·moc·ra·tiz·er \-ˈmä-krə-ˌtī-zər\ noun
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First Known Use of DEMOCRATIZE
1798
Rhymes with DEMOCRATIZE
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