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Definition of liberalize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

liberalize

verb
 
/ˈlɪbrəlaɪz/
 
/ˈlɪbrəlaɪz/
(British English also liberalise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they liberalize
 
/ˈlɪbrəlaɪz/
 
/ˈlɪbrəlaɪz/
he / she / it liberalizes
 
/ˈlɪbrəlaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈlɪbrəlaɪzɪz/
past simple liberalized
 
/ˈlɪbrəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈlɪbrəlaɪzd/
past participle liberalized
 
/ˈlɪbrəlaɪzd/
 
/ˈlɪbrəlaɪzd/
-ing form liberalizing
 
/ˈlɪbrəlaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈlɪbrəlaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. liberalize something to make something such as a law or a political or religious system less strict
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLiberalize is used with these nouns as the object:
    • economy
    • regulation
    • trade
    See full entry
See liberalize in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee liberalize in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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