Antonyms for democratizing


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-mok-ruh-tahyz
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɒk rəˌtaɪz


Definition of democratizing

Origin :
  • 1798 (transitive), 1840 (intransitive), from French démocratiser, from démocratie (see democracy). Greek demokratizein meant "to be on the democratic side."
  • As in equalize : verb make the same; balance
Example sentences :
  • It is not, however, democratizing the machinery of administration.
  • Extract from : « Socialism and Democracy in Europe » by Samuel P. Orth
  • Borgeaud, p. 27, cites a treatise by John Wyse as having had great influence in the democratizing of ideas in Massachusetts.
  • Extract from : « The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizens » by Georg Jellinek
  • Does not he who extends among the people the use of this democratizing weed, emphatically give them a ‘quid pro quo?’
  • Extract from : « Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, March 1844 » by Various
  • The comparative economic equality in an area of free land had a democratizing influence on the social class structure.
  • Extract from : « The Fair Play Settlers of the West Branch Valley, 1769-1784 » by George D. Wolf

Synonyms for democratizing

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