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.

liberalize

(ˈlɪbərəˌlaɪz; ˈlɪbrə-) or

liberalise

vb

to make or become liberal

ˌliberaliˈzation, ˌliberaliˈsation n

ˈliberalˌizer, ˈliberalˌiser n

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.

liberalize

Past participle: liberalized
Gerund: liberalizing

Imperative

liberalize

liberalize

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

liberalize

verb relax, ease, moderate, modify, stretch, soften, broaden, loosen, mitigate, slacken, ameliorate the decision to liberalize travel restrictions

Translations

libéraliser

liberalizzare

либерализовать

liberalize

[ˈlɪbərəlaɪz] VT → liberalizar

liberalize

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

liberalize

vt → liberalisieren

liberalize

[ˈlɪb/ərəˌlaɪz] vt → liberalizzare