liberalize
verb
lib·er·al·ize
ˈli-b(ə-)rə-ˌlīz 
liberalized; liberalizing
: to make liberal or more liberal
: to become liberal or more liberal
Examples of liberalize in a Sentence
The country's immigration policies have begun to liberalize.
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Just a decade ago, these companies believed that information technology would limit the power of governments and liberalize the world.
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2025
Things were so complicated to handle in the beginning of the century, the millennium, when markets were liberalized, and digitalization took over our economic system and our social systems.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
Saudi officials have described sports and entertainment as major pillars of a strategy, known as Vision 2030, to pivot their economy away from its reliance on oil exports, and as a part of efforts to liberalize society.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
But when Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping began to liberalize the economy in 1978, productivity spiked.
—Matthew J. Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2025
Things were so complicated to handle in the beginning of the century, the millennium, when markets were liberalized, and digitalization took over our economic system and our social systems.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2025
Saudi officials have described sports and entertainment as major pillars of a strategy, known as Vision 2030, to pivot their economy away from its reliance on oil exports, and as a part of efforts to liberalize society.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
But when Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping began to liberalize the economy in 1978, productivity spiked.
—Matthew J. Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Liberalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberalize. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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liberalize
verb
lib·er·al·ize
ˈlib(-ə)-rə-ˌlīz
liberalized; liberalizing
: to make or become liberal or more liberal
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