liberalize (redirected from liberalized)

lib·er·al·ize  (lbr--lz, lbr-)

v. lib·er·al·ized, lib·er·al·iz·ing, lib·er·al·iz·es

v.tr.

To make liberal or more liberal: "Our standards of private conduct have been greatly liberalized . . . over recent years" (Meg Greenfield).

v.intr.

To become liberal or more liberal.

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liber·al·i·zation (-l-zshn) n.

liber·al·izer n.

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liberalize or -ise

Verb

[-izing, -ized] or -ising, -ised to make (a law) less strict

liberalization
-isation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	liberalize - make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules liberalise alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" liberalise, liberalize - become more liberal; "The laws liberalized after Prohibition" decontrol - relax or remove controls of; "decontrol marijuana"
	2.	liberalize - become more liberal; "The laws liberalized after Prohibition" liberalise change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" liberalize, liberalise - make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules

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liberalize

verb relax, ease, moderate, modify, stretch, soften, broaden, loosen, mitigate, slacken, ameliorate

Translations

liberalize [ˈlɪbərəlaɪz] vt → liberalizar

liberalize [ˈlɪbərəlaɪz] vt → libéraliser

liberalize [ˈlɪbərəlaɪz] liberal vt → liberalisieren

liberalize [ˈlɪbərəlaɪz] vt → liberalizzare