democratize
democratize · democratizes · democratized · democratizing
демократизувати
демократизировать
demokratisieren
To make democraticTo make democratic.
UK/dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/US/dɪˈmɑkɹətaɪz/
» You cannot democratize a starving people.
Нельзя демократизировать голодающий народ.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make democratic.
demokratisieren
демократизи́роватьdemokratizírovatʹ
демократизува́тиdemokratyzuváty
become (more) democratic; of nations
(broadly, transitive)To broaden access to (something), especially for the sake of egalitarianism.
Examples
4 sentencesYou cannot democratize a starving people.
ruНельзя демократизировать голодающий народ.
President Tebboune needs to democratize Algeria.
Jews see the Pharisees as a democratizing movement.
Tebboune needs to democratize Algeria.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
to make democratic:
Русский
By meaning 1
to make democratic:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to make democratic:
Origin
From French démocratiser. By surface analysis, democrat(ic) + -ize.From French démocratiser. By surface analysis, democrat(ic) + -ize.
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Forms
democratizes, democratizing, democratized, democratized| Base form | democratize · to democratize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | democratizes |
| Present participle | democratizing |
| Past simple | democratized |
| Past participle | democratized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- introduce democratic reforms; of nations:democratise
- become (more) democratic; of nations:democratise
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle