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DEMOCRATIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they democratize ... he / she / it democratizes
Past simple: democratized
Past participle: democratized
-ing form: democratizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Introduce democratic reforms; of nations
Synonyms:
democratise; democratize
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "democratize" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Derivation:
democracy (the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives)
democracy (a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Become (more) democratic; of nations
Synonyms:
democratise; democratize
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "democratize" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
democracy (the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives)
democracy (a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them)
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