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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The United States in recent decades has produced less copper as the global economy liberalized, enabling the country to import relatively cheap copper from countries like Chile and allowing the US economy to expand to other industries.
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
The regime could also mix and match, liberalizing in some respects while growing more restrictive in others.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
The country, which liberalized its economy in the late 1980s, has been pushing toward higher-tech manufacturing and income levels closer to those of richer nations in Asia.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
The regime could also mix and match, liberalizing in some respects while growing more restrictive in others.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 8 July 2025
The country, which liberalized its economy in the late 1980s, has been pushing toward higher-tech manufacturing and income levels closer to those of richer nations in Asia.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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.
—Samuel Moyn, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 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 24 Aug. 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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