democratize

Verb

democratize (third-person singular simple present democratizes, present participle democratizing, simple past and past participle democratized)

1. (transitive, strictly) To make democratic.
   • 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...2026, “Unraveling The Democratic Era?”, in V-Dem Institute, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026, pages 7, 18, 29
2. (broadly, transitive) To broaden access to (something), especially for the sake of egalitarianism.