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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Either way, an uncertain path awaits those who would like to liberalize the law.
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Vanessa Gera, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
In 1995, Ireland voted to end its ban on divorce, with a later referendum in 2019 further liberalizing divorce laws.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
Instead, Grünberg added, the consistent messaging from top Chinese officials suggests that state control will prevail over any liberalizing economic reforms.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
Layered atop all of that is the 10-player limit on the ballot – which the BBWAA has sought to remove or at least liberalize but met with resistance from the Hall’s administration – and the rule that a player polling at less than 5% is eliminated from the ballot.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2024
Since 2016, the agency has liberalized its regulations to permit patients to consult a doctor through telemedicine and to obtain the pills without traveling to a clinic.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
As the Nationalists liberalized and Taiwan moved to democracy, D.P.P. politicians sought to galvanize support by calling for Taiwan’s formal independence.
—Amy Chang Chien Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
And there is almost a bipartisan consensus that the previous era of engagement with Beijing was a mistake, predicated on the erroneous assumption that increased trade with China would magically liberalize its political system.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
As China’s economy liberalized decades later, skyscrapers and five-star hotels rose up in Shenzhen, looming over Hong Kong’s rugged and still-agrarian New Territories outside its central business district.
—Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
Vanessa Gera, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Apr. 2024
In 1995, Ireland voted to end its ban on divorce, with a later referendum in 2019 further liberalizing divorce laws.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
Instead, Grünberg added, the consistent messaging from top Chinese officials suggests that state control will prevail over any liberalizing economic reforms.
—Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
Layered atop all of that is the 10-player limit on the ballot – which the BBWAA has sought to remove or at least liberalize but met with resistance from the Hall’s administration – and the rule that a player polling at less than 5% is eliminated from the ballot.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 23 Jan. 2024
Since 2016, the agency has liberalized its regulations to permit patients to consult a doctor through telemedicine and to obtain the pills without traveling to a clinic.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
As the Nationalists liberalized and Taiwan moved to democracy, D.P.P. politicians sought to galvanize support by calling for Taiwan’s formal independence.
—Amy Chang Chien Lam Yik Fei, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
And there is almost a bipartisan consensus that the previous era of engagement with Beijing was a mistake, predicated on the erroneous assumption that increased trade with China would magically liberalize its political system.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
As China’s economy liberalized decades later, skyscrapers and five-star hotels rose up in Shenzhen, looming over Hong Kong’s rugged and still-agrarian New Territories outside its central business district.
—Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 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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