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democratize

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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de·moc·ra·tize (also democratise British English) /dɪˈmɒkrətaɪz $ dɪˈmɑː-/ verb [transitive]  PPPto change the way in which a government, company etc is organized, so that it is more democratic 使〔政府、公司等〕民主化 efforts to democratize school management structures 使学校管理体系民主化的努力democratization /dɪˌmɒkrətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ dɪˌmɑːkrətə-/ noun [uncountable]
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Examples from the Corpus
democratizeAt the same time our study found that although the flattening of the hierarchy was apparent, that did not automatically democratize.It was hypothesized here that the flattening of the hierarchy was apparent, but this did not automatically democratize.There were efforts to democratize school management structures, encouraged by the establishment of communal villages and co-operatives.The success of President Mohammad Khatami's brave attempt to democratize the country hangs in the balance.They could democratize the royal professions that lord it over our health, education, welfare and criminal justice bureaucracies.
de·moc·ra·tize verbChineseSyllable
change way in a to government, which Corpus is the etc company


democratize
democratize (also democratise British English) /dɪˈmɒkrətaɪz $ dɪˈmɑː-/ verb [transitive]
 Word Family: noun: democracy, democrat, democratization; verb: democratatize; adverb: democraticallyUNDEMOCRATICALLY; adjective: democraticUNDEMOCRATIC
to change the way in which a government, company etc is organized, so that it is more democratic:
    efforts to democratize school management structures
—democratization /dɪˌmɒkrətaɪˈzeɪʃən $ dɪˌmɑːkrətə-/ noun [uncountable]


dem·oc·ra·tize (BrE also dem·oc·ra·tise) BrE /ˈmɒkrətaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːkrətaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they democratize BrE /ˈmɒkrətaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmɑːkrətaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it democratizes BrE /dɪˈmɒkrətaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈmɑːkrətaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple democratized BrE /dɪˈmɒkrətaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈmɑːkrətaɪzd/ 🔊past participle democratized BrE /dɪˈmɒkrətaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈmɑːkrətaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form democratizing BrE /dɪˈmɒkrətaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /dɪˈmɑːkrətaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (formal) to make a country or an institution more democratic 使民主化 dem·oc·ra·tiza·tion, dem·oc·ra·tisa·tion BrE /ˌmɒkrətaɪˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɑːkrətəˈzeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]