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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Cuba Trump reversed many of Barack Obama’s executive orders liberalizing trade and travel to Cuba, banning U.S. flights to most Cuban cities and limiting remittances.
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Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
In its recent report, the National Academy of Sciences cited the high proportion of immigrants among Nobel Prize winners as one of several arguments for liberalizing U.S. immigration laws and regulations.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
But even in the face of such pressure, neither Hong Kong’s nor Singapore’s government seems particularly keen to liberalize.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Yet after Gaidar liberalized price controls in January 1992, the same result could be achieved with almost no planning at all: consumer demand was enough to keep the stores full.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
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Carmen Sesin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
In its recent report, the National Academy of Sciences cited the high proportion of immigrants among Nobel Prize winners as one of several arguments for liberalizing U.S. immigration laws and regulations.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
But even in the face of such pressure, neither Hong Kong’s nor Singapore’s government seems particularly keen to liberalize.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
Yet after Gaidar liberalized price controls in January 1992, the same result could be achieved with almost no planning at all: consumer demand was enough to keep the stores full.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
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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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