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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In addition to leading one of the most progressive, esoteric, and liberalized sects of Islam, the imam was an accomplished racehorse breeder and proponent of Islamic architecture.
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Feb. 2025
In the first year or two of his rule, Bashar al-Assad liberalized.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
Facing an acute balance of payments crisis, then-Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and Singh liberalized the economy that paved the way for its rapid expansion in the following decades.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Most American policymakers who championed the signing of the 1979 bilateral agreement thought science would liberalize China.
—Caroline Wagner, The Conversation, 3 Jan. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Feb. 2025
In the first year or two of his rule, Bashar al-Assad liberalized.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Jan. 2025
Facing an acute balance of payments crisis, then-Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and Singh liberalized the economy that paved the way for its rapid expansion in the following decades.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Most American policymakers who championed the signing of the 1979 bilateral agreement thought science would liberalize China.
—Caroline Wagner, The Conversation, 3 Jan. 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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