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 1989 Tiananmen Square protests represented an opportunity to liberalize the government in response to the growing private sector that emerged from economic reforms started a decade earlier.
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Byjason Ma, Fortune, 11 May 2024
This triggered a stunning demonstration of states’ rights in which a majority of states followed suit by liberalizing their cannabis laws despite Federal prohibitions.
—Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, TIME, 3 May 2024
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Byjason Ma, Fortune, 11 May 2024
This triggered a stunning demonstration of states’ rights in which a majority of states followed suit by liberalizing their cannabis laws despite Federal prohibitions.
—Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman, TIME, 3 May 2024
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“Liberalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liberalize. Accessed 29 May. 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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