liberalize

lib·er·al·ize

 (lĭb′ər-ə-līz′, lĭb′rə-)

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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lib′er·al·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

lib′er·al·iz′er n.

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liberalize

(ˈlɪbərəˌlaɪz; ˈlɪbrə-) or

liberalise

vb

to make or become liberal

ˌliberaliˈzation, ˌliberaliˈsation n

ˈliberalˌizer, ˈliberalˌiser n

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lib•er•al•ize

(ˈlɪb ər əˌlaɪz, ˈlɪb rə-)

v.t., v.i. -ized, -iz•ing.

to make or become liberal.

[1765–75]

lib`er•al•i•za′tion, n.

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liberalize

Past participle: liberalized
Gerund: liberalizing

Imperative

liberalize

liberalize

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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 the decision to liberalize travel restrictions

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Translations

libéraliser

liberalizzare

либерализовать

liberalize

[ˈlɪbərəlaɪz] VT → liberalizar

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liberalize

[ˈlɪb^ərəlaɪz] liberalise (British) vt → libéraliser

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liberalize

vt → liberalisieren

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liberalize

[ˈlɪb/ərəˌlaɪz] vt → liberalizzare

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