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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After all, liberalizing trade in services was a goal of the Uruguay Round, an important series of international negotiations in the 1980s and 1990s.
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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
At that gathering, Latin American bishops agreed to prioritize liberalizing people from inequality, poverty, and political oppression, even at the expense of spreading the gospel.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Its success in electric vehicles and clean technology did not come from liberalizing economic policies but from state interventions in the market in the name of nationalist objectives.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2025
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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
At that gathering, Latin American bishops agreed to prioritize liberalizing people from inequality, poverty, and political oppression, even at the expense of spreading the gospel.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Its success in electric vehicles and clean technology did not come from liberalizing economic policies but from state interventions in the market in the name of nationalist objectives.
—Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 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 16 Jun. 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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