Word family noun liberal liberalism liberalization adjective liberal verb liberalize adverb liberally
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishliberalizelib‧e‧ral‧ize (also liberalise British English) /ˈlɪbərəlaɪz/ AWL verb [transitive] STRICTto make a system, laws, or moral attitudes less strict —liberalization /ˌlɪbərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -rələ-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
liberalize• The policies at Carville for patients receiving treatment at that institution would be liberalized.• Thirdly, services, for example data processing, as well as goods need to be liberalized.• When the laws were liberalized, Baja's proximity to California came into play.• Contrary to the fears of sceptics, liberalizing electricity could open the way.• Efforts to reorganize and liberalize the army alienated other military chiefs.• The government on June 3 liberalized the prices of liquid fuels, producing price increases of between 70 and 113 percent.• As yet, the process of liberalizing the public service dimension of electricity has barely begun.• In the Khrushchevian spring some courageous artists and administrators attempted to liberalize the Stalinist-dominated official art world from within.• Both candidates promised to liberalize trade laws to allow for more imports.From Longman Business Dictionaryliberalizelib‧e‧ral‧ize /ˈlɪbərəlaɪz/ (also liberalise British English) verb [transitive] to make rules or controls on something less strictThe President promised to push ahead with his commitment to liberalize the economy. —liberalizer (also liberaliser British English) noun [countable]a dispute between protectionists and liberalizers —liberalization (also liberalisation British English) noun [uncountable]The economy is expected to deteriorate for a period of six months after the liberalization of prices.→ See Verb table 