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語源

From French démocratiser, equivalent to democrat +‎ -ize.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/
• (General American, Atlantic Canada) IPA: /dɪˈmɑkɹətaɪz/
• (Canada, dialects of the 米国発音) IPA: /dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/
• (General Australian) IPA: /dɪˈmɔkɹətɑez/

動詞

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

1. (strictly) To make democratic.
   • 2026, “Unraveling The Democratic Era?”, in V-Dem Institute‎, archived from the original on 17 March 2026, pages 7, 18, 29:

     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 already autocratic states. […] The number of autocratizing countries (red line) increases from the mid-1990s-early 2000s, to surpass the number of democratizing countries in 2012. […] Montenegro started to democratize with the 2020 elections ending nearly three decades of rule by the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro (DPS).

2. (loosely) To broaden access to (something), especially for the sake of egalitarianism.

派生語

アナグラム

• octamerized