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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In its recent report, the National Academy of Sciences cited the high proportion of immigrants among Nobel Prize winners as one of several arguments for liberalizing U.S. immigration laws and regulations.
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
But even in the face of such pressure, neither Hong Kong’s nor Singapore’s government seems particularly keen to liberalize.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
But even in the face of such pressure, neither Hong Kong’s nor Singapore’s government seems particularly keen to liberalize.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024
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.
—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
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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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