liberalize

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UK, US/ˈlɪbəɹəlaɪz/

verb

to make liberal, free.

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Meanings

verbliberalize (third-person singular simple present liberalizes, present participle liberalizing, simple past and past participle liberalized)

present singular third person liberalizes · participle present liberalizing · participle past liberalized · past liberalized · alternative liberalise

  1. transitiveto make liberal, free.
  2. intransitiveto become liberal, free.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbmake liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules

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verbbecome more liberal

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan liberalitzar
  • liberalitzarto make liberal
Dutch liberaliseren
  • liberaliserento make liberal
Finnish vapauttaa, vapautua
  • vapauttaato make liberal
  • vapautuato become liberal
French libéraliser, se libéraliser
  • libéraliserto make liberal
  • se libéraliserto become liberal
German liberalisieren
  • liberalisierento make liberal
Italian liberalizzare
  • liberalizzareto make liberal
Polish liberalizować
  • liberalizowaćto make liberal
Russian освобожда́ть, освободи́ть
  • освобожда́ть (osvoboždátʹ)to make liberal
  • освободи́ть (osvobodítʹ)to make liberal
  • либерализова́ть (liberalizovátʹ)to make liberal
  • де́латься либера́льным (délatʹsja liberálʹnym)to become liberal
Ukrainian лібералізува́ти
  • лібералізува́ти (liberalizuváty)to make liberal
Cite this entry
APA

liberalize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liberalize

MLA

“liberalize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liberalize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “liberalize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/liberalize.

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