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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of democratize.

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Examples

  • Such technology "democratizes" improved fuel-economy, Mr. Ford said, by delivering it to the masses, as opposed to more expensive hybrid technologies that not every consumer is willing to pay for.

    Scion Looks to Build 2008

  • The key link is between national sectors of expanding public activity and procurement, on the one hand, and a new local economic entity, on the other, that "democratizes" ownership and is deeply anchored in the community.

    CommonDreams.org Headlines 2010

  • Technic poetry requires neither — it democratizes the writing of poetry to include technically oriented people, and can be written by others as well.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009

  • As a country democratizes, the first few elections can be critical in structuring the field of competition.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Technic poetry requires neither — it democratizes the writing of poetry to include technically oriented people, and can be written by others as well.

    A Poetic for Software Engineers Jonathan Aquino 2009

  • He democratizes the "classics" for many of us scarred by school encounters and those who shudder with boredom at their very mention.

    Jasper Fforde discusses Shades of Grey, the first in a trilogy set in a future world recognizable as our own - but only just 2010

  • As a country democratizes, the first few elections can be critical in structuring the field of competition.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • The Internet has not democratized a regime, but rather created an information paradigm that democratizes access to information and liberates users from the control of content providers.

    Egypt protests: Day seven (Live updates) Melissa Bell 2011

  • There's a way in which status dissolves in the Occupy movement, and we like the idea that that would be reflected in the site, so you start with this group of established writers, and then it democratizes.

    Famous Writers Including Salman Rushdie And Neil Gaiman Sign On To Support Occupy Wall Street 2011

  • As a country democratizes, the first few elections can be critical in structuring the field of competition.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

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