democratize
To make democraticTo make democratic.
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» You cannot democratize a starving people.
Нельзя демократизировать голодающий народ. — Balamax
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Examples
4 sentencesYou cannot democratize a starving people.
ruНельзя демократизировать голодающий народ. — Balamax
President Tebboune needs to democratize Algeria.
Jews see the Pharisees as a democratizing movement.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make democratic.
demokratisieren
демократизи́роватьdemokratizírovatʹ
демократизува́тиdemokratyzuváty
(broadly, transitive)To broaden access to (something), especially for the sake of egalitarianism.
- become (more) democratic; of nations
- introduce democratic reforms; of nations
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, democratizedregular · Lesson
| Base form | democratize · to democratize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | democratizes |
| Present participle | democratizing |
| Past simple | democratized |
| Past participle | democratized |
Tenses
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- become (more) democratic; of nations:democratise
- introduce democratic reforms; 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
See also
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