Definition of "democratise" [democratise]

• To make democratic (verb)

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• ""We do not believe that the ruling National Democratic Party [NDP] will respond in any way to the Wafd document on election guarantees and so there will never be any real guarantees ensuring the integrity of elections," said Nafaa, adding that, "the best way to exert pressure on the regime to democratise is to stick to NAC's slogan 'Let's all boycott the elections or participate in all'.""
• "Do you REALLY think that with Bush having sent the US military in to 'democratise' Arab muslim countries in the Middle East, and failed, Obama could do it it one speech."
• "Indeed, this political paradigm acted as a prime justification for the Bush administration\'s call to "democratise" the Middle East. '"