Meanings
verbautocratise (third-person singular simple present autocratises, present participle autocratising, simple past and past participle autocratised)
present singular third person autocratises · participle present autocratising · participle past autocratised · past autocratised
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of autocratize.
Worldwide, democracy has receded to its lowest levels since the mid-70s. “The world has never before seen as many countries autocratising at the same time,” Lindberg says.
2026 March 17, Martin Gelin, “‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026
Origin
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APA
autocratise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocratise
MLA
“autocratise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocratise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autocratise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autocratise.
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