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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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.
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Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
While her key policy stances differ little from the president, his Veep, Kamala Harris is a California liberal, likely to put more emphasis on minorities in areas such as education and housing, on working class welfare programs and on such liberal measures as liberalizing marijuana.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
The policy pendulum swings between liberalizing and relaxing drug laws to more aggressive and harsh enforcement.
—Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
Gaidar liberalized prices as well as domestic and foreign trade, and the government began to privatize state property.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
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Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
While her key policy stances differ little from the president, his Veep, Kamala Harris is a California liberal, likely to put more emphasis on minorities in areas such as education and housing, on working class welfare programs and on such liberal measures as liberalizing marijuana.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
The policy pendulum swings between liberalizing and relaxing drug laws to more aggressive and harsh enforcement.
—Zachary Siegel, Scientific American, 9 July 2024
Gaidar liberalized prices as well as domestic and foreign trade, and the government began to privatize state property.
—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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