democratizar

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δημοκρατίζειν (dēmokratízein).

Verb

democratizar (first-person singular present democratizo, first-person singular preterite democraticei, past participle democratizado)
democratizar (first-person singular present democratizo, first-person singular preterite democratizei, past participle democratizado, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to democratize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of democratizar (c-z alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	democratizar
Personal	democratizar	democratizares	democratizar	democratizarmos	democratizardes	democratizaren
Gerund
	democratizando
Past participle
Masculine	democratizado			democratizados
Feminine	democratizada			democratizadas
Indicative
Present	democratizo	democratizas	democratiza	democratizamos	democratizades	democratizan
Imperfect	democratizaba	democratizabas	democratizaba	democratizabamos	democratizabades	democratizaban
Preterite	democraticei	democratizaches	democratizou	democratizamos	democratizastes	democratizaron
Pluperfect	democratizara	democratizaras	democratizara	democratizaramos	democratizarades	democratizaran
Future	democratizarei	democratizarás	democratizará	democratizaremos	democratizaredes	democratizarán
Conditional	democratizaría	democratizarías	democratizaría	democratizariamos	democratizariades	democratizarían
Subjunctive
Present	democratice	democratices	democratice	democraticemos	democraticedes	democraticen
Imperfect	democratizase	democratizases	democratizase	democratizásemos	democratizásedes	democratizasen
Future	democratizar	democratizares	democratizar	democratizarmos	democratizardes	democratizaren
Imperative
Affirmative		democratiza	democratice	democraticemos	democratizade	democraticen
Negative (non)		non democratices	non democratice	non democraticemos	non democraticedes	non democraticen

    Reintegrated conjugation of democratizar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	democratizar
Personal	democratizar	democratizares	democratizar	democratizarmos	democratizardes	democratizarem
Gerund
	democratizando
Past participle
Masculine	democratizado			democratizados
Feminine	democratizada			democratizadas
Indicative
Present	democratizo	democratizas	democratiza	democratizamos	democratizades, democratizais	democratizam
Imperfect	democratizava	democratizavas	democratizava	democratizávamos	democratizávades, democratizáveis, democratizávais1	democratizavam
Preterite	democratizei	democratizaste, democratizache1	democratizou	democratizamos	democratizastes	democratizárom, democratizaram
Pluperfect	democratizara	democratizaras	democratizara	democratizáramos	democratizárades, democratizáreis, democratizárais1	democratizaram
Future	democratizarei	democratizarás	democratizará	democratizaremos	democratizaredes, democratizareis	democratizarám, democratizarão
Conditional	democratizaria	democratizarias	democratizaria	democratizaríamos	democratizaríades, democratizaríeis, democratizaríais1	democratizariam
Subjunctive
Present	democratize	democratizes	democratize	democratizemos	democratizedes, democratizeis	democratizem
Imperfect	democratizasse	democratizasses	democratizasse	democratizássemos	democratizássedes, democratizásseis	democratizassem
Future	democratizar	democratizares	democratizar	democratizarmos	democratizardes	democratizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		democratiza	democratize	democratizemos	democratizade, democratizai	democratizem
Negative (nom)		nom democratizes	nom democratize	nom democratizemos	nom democratizedes, nom democratizeis	nom democratizem

¹Less recommended.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French démocratiser or democrata +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.mo.kɾa.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [de.mo.kɾa.t͡ʃiˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.mo.kɾa.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [de.mo.kɾa.t͡ʃiˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.mo.kɾa.t͡ʃiˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.mo.kɾa.t͡ʃiˈza(ʁ)/ [de.mo.kɾa.t͡ʃiˈza(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.mo.kɾa.t͡ʃiˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.mu.kɾɐ.tiˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.mu.kɾɐ.tiˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.mu.kɾɐ.tiˈza.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: de‧mo‧cra‧ti‧zar

Verb

democratizar (first-person singular present democratizo, first-person singular preterite democratizei, past participle democratizado)

1. (transitive) to democratize (make democratic)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of democratizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	democratizar
Personal	democratizar	democratizares	democratizar	democratizarmos	democratizardes	democratizarem
Gerund
	democratizando
Past participle
Masculine	democratizado			democratizados
Feminine	democratizada			democratizadas
Indicative
Present	democratizo	democratizas	democratiza	democratizamos	democratizais	democratizam
Imperfect	democratizava	democratizavas	democratizava	democratizávamos	democratizáveis	democratizavam
Preterite	democratizei	democratizaste	democratizou	democratizamos1, democratizámos2	democratizastes	democratizaram
Pluperfect	democratizara	democratizaras	democratizara	democratizáramos	democratizáreis	democratizaram
Future	democratizarei	democratizarás	democratizará	democratizaremos	democratizareis	democratizarão
Conditional	democratizaria	democratizarias	democratizaria	democratizaríamos	democratizaríeis	democratizariam
Subjunctive
Present	democratize	democratizes	democratize	democratizemos	democratizeis	democratizem
Imperfect	democratizasse	democratizasses	democratizasse	democratizássemos	democratizásseis	democratizassem
Future	democratizar	democratizares	democratizar	democratizarmos	democratizardes	democratizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		democratiza	democratize	democratizemos	democratizai	democratizem
Negative (não)		não democratizes	não democratize	não democratizemos	não democratizeis	não democratizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δημοκρατίζειν (dēmokratízein).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /demokɾatiˈθaɾ/ [d̪e.mo.kɾa.t̪iˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /demokɾatiˈsaɾ/ [d̪e.mo.kɾa.t̪iˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: de‧mo‧cra‧ti‧zar

Verb

democratizar (first-person singular present democratizo, first-person singular preterite democraticé, past participle democratizado)

1. (transitive) to democratize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of democratizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			democratizar
gerund			democratizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		democratizado		democratizada
		plural		democratizados		democratizadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	democratizo	democratizastú democratizásvos	democratiza	democratizamos	democratizáis	democratizan
	imperfect	democratizaba	democratizabas	democratizaba	democratizábamos	democratizabais	democratizaban
	preterite	democraticé	democratizaste	democratizó	democratizamos	democratizasteis	democratizaron
	future	democratizaré	democratizarás	democratizará	democratizaremos	democratizaréis	democratizarán
	conditional	democratizaría	democratizarías	democratizaría	democratizaríamos	democratizaríais	democratizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	democratice	democraticestú democraticésvos2	democratice	democraticemos	democraticéis	democraticen
	imperfect (ra)	democratizara	democratizaras	democratizara	democratizáramos	democratizarais	democratizaran
	imperfect (se)	democratizase	democratizases	democratizase	democratizásemos	democratizaseis	democratizasen
	future1	democratizare	democratizares	democratizare	democratizáremos	democratizareis	democratizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		democratizatú democratizávos	democratice	democraticemos	democratizad	democraticen
	negative		no democratices	no democratice	no democraticemos	no democraticéis	no democraticen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of democratizar (c-z alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive democratizar	dative	democratizarme	democratizarte	democratizarle, democratizarse	democratizarnos	democratizaros	democratizarles, democratizarse
	accusative	democratizarme	democratizarte	democratizarlo, democratizarla, democratizarse	democratizarnos	democratizaros	democratizarlos, democratizarlas, democratizarse
with gerund democratizando	dative	democratizándome	democratizándote	democratizándole, democratizándose	democratizándonos	democratizándoos	democratizándoles, democratizándose
	accusative	democratizándome	democratizándote	democratizándolo, democratizándola, democratizándose	democratizándonos	democratizándoos	democratizándolos, democratizándolas, democratizándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative democratiza	dative	democratízame	democratízate	democratízale	democratízanos	not used	democratízales
	accusative	democratízame	democratízate	democratízalo, democratízala	democratízanos	not used	democratízalos, democratízalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative democratizá	dative	democratizame	democratizate	democratizale	democratizanos	not used	democratizales
	accusative	democratizame	democratizate	democratizalo, democratizala	democratizanos	not used	democratizalos, democratizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative democratice	dative	democratíceme	not used	democratícele, democratícese	democratícenos	not used	democratíceles
	accusative	democratíceme	not used	democratícelo, democratícela, democratícese	democratícenos	not used	democratícelos, democratícelas
with first-person plural imperative democraticemos	dative	not used	democraticémoste	democraticémosle	democraticémonos	democraticémoos	democraticémosles
	accusative	not used	democraticémoste	democraticémoslo, democraticémosla	democraticémonos	democraticémoos	democraticémoslos, democraticémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative democratizad	dative	democratizadme	not used	democratizadle	democratizadnos	democratizaos	democratizadles
	accusative	democratizadme	not used	democratizadlo, democratizadla	democratizadnos	democratizaos	democratizadlos, democratizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative democraticen	dative	democratícenme	not used	democratícenle	democratícennos	not used	democratícenles, democratícense
	accusative	democratícenme	not used	democratícenlo, democratícenla	democratícennos	not used	democratícenlos, democratícenlas, democratícense

Derived terms

• democratización
• democratizador

 

Related terms

• democracia
• democrático

 

Further reading

• “democratizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10