democratise

See also: démocratisé and démocratise

English

Etymology

From French démocratiser, equivalent to democrat +‎ -ise.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈmɒkɹətaɪz/

Verb

democratise (third-person singular simple present democratises, present participle democratising, simple past and past participle democratised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of democratize.
   • 2026 March 17, Martin Gelin, “‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 17 March 2026:

     Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, Estonia and Ireland top V-Dem’s global democracy index for 2025. The efforts of others, including Poland, are highlighted for attempting to “U-turn” away from autocracy. But only 18 countries across the world are democratising, a historic low.

Derived terms

• democratisation
• democratiser
• undemocratise

Anagrams

• comiserated, acidometers, democraties, cresotamide, semicordate, misdecorate