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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America’s use of its might in hopes of liberalizing the globe during the unipolar era has hardly left either itself or other countries better off, whether the theater is Asia, Eastern Europe, or the Middle East.
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Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Sacramento legislators should then follow this example and liberalize housing markets for the whole state moving forward.
—Kristian Fors, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
After all, liberalizing trade in services was a goal of the Uruguay Round, an important series of international negotiations in the 1980s and 1990s.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Mother Angelica, the founder, who died in 2016, used her popular television show to criticize efforts to liberalize the church.
—Helen Coster, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Sacramento legislators should then follow this example and liberalize housing markets for the whole state moving forward.
—Kristian Fors, Oc Register, 19 June 2025
After all, liberalizing trade in services was a goal of the Uruguay Round, an important series of international negotiations in the 1980s and 1990s.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Mother Angelica, the founder, who died in 2016, used her popular television show to criticize efforts to liberalize the church.
—Helen Coster, USA Today, 6 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for liberalize
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“Liberalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberalize. Accessed 22 Jul. 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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