单词	democratize
释义	democratize /dɪˈmɒkrətʌɪz / (also democratise) verb [with object] 1Introduce a democratic system or democratic principles to: public institutions need to be democratized... This would be democratised by means of weighted voting: nations' votes would increase according to both the size of their populations and their positions on a global democracy index. The union's leaders had angered many delegates by ruling out of order motions calling for the political fund to be democratised - allowing union members to decide how the fund should be spent. So in the absence of a planned design, attempts to democratize the international system have been ad hoc, as citizen organizations and economic elites create their own mechanisms of influence. 1.1Make (something) accessible to everyone: mass production has not democratized fashion... She said: ‘Free admission has democratised the nation's treasures, making them accessible to all.’ It was Conran, the legendary English visionary who democratized design by making it more accessible and affordable, who hooked me on to the power and appeal of great design. Finally, they copied bohemia by democratizing literary culture in ways the hierarchical institutions like the university cannot so easily manage. Origin Late 18th century: from French démocratiser.
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