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"Democratize" word meanings from the Oxford dictionary:

1) introduce a democratic system or democratic principles to: public institutions need to be democratized.

2) make (something) accessible to everyone: mass production has not democratized fashion.

The second one seems to be exactly what they say about their system.

Yes I know they aren't the first person to use the word that way, it still bothers me. I didn't know this abuse had become widespread enough to warrant an addition to the dictionary.

I think you are mistaken as to the recency of this definiton.

According to wikitionary, the definition : "Exhibiting social equality, egalitarian" for the word "democratic" dates back to 1915.

I checked wiktionary before posting and did not see that. Where do you see that? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/democratize

EDIT: Ah, ok, it's under "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/democratic". But I'm still not seeing 1915 there.

EDIT2: Ok it was hidden under an expandable.

It bothers me as well...

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