liberalize
verb
lib·er·al·ize
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liberalized;
liberalizing
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Other Words from liberalize
liberalization
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noun
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liberalizer
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noun
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noun
Examples of liberalize in a Sentence
The country's immigration policies have begun to liberalize.
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The rise in drug testing is a reaction to the still-raging opioid epidemic and liberalized marijuana laws spreading across the country, according to health experts and educators. — NBC News, "School districts double down on drug testing, targeting even middle schoolers," 4 Sep. 2019 And while China had since begun to liberalize its economy, the Communist Party maintained its totalitarian grip on political power, news and information, travel, family life, religion, and the arts. — Mona Charen, National Review, "What Hong Kong Means for the U.S.," 16 Aug. 2019 Worse, the effort to liberalize and democratize an anti-Western culture was prohibitively expensive in blood and treasure. — Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, "Losing the War in Forgotten Afghanistan," 10 Aug. 2019 Neal said the law does not liberalize marijuana use in the workplace, where employers can and do prohibit drug or alcohol use. — Ken Ritter, BostonGlobe.com, "Nevada law prevents most employers from rejecting pot-users," 13 June 2019 Neal said the law does not liberalize marijuana use in the workplace, where employers can and do prohibit drug or alcohol use. — Ken Ritter, BostonGlobe.com, "Nevada law prevents most employers from rejecting pot-users," 13 June 2019 The increase in applications is partly tied to the program shifting to a wholly online application process and liberalizing the number of drawings participants can enter. — Shannon Tompkins, ExpressNews.com, "Popular prequel to hunting season coming soon," 27 June 2019 In the 20th century, paternity investigations were liberalized both for ethical reasons (so that women could share the burden of child-rearing outside wedlock) and economic (sparing poverty to otherwise fatherless children). — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, "DNA testing means forced fatherhood as states limit abortion," 16 June 2019 Neal said the law does not liberalize marijuana use in the workplace, where employers can and do prohibit drug or alcohol use. — Ken Ritter, BostonGlobe.com, "Nevada law prevents most employers from rejecting pot-users," 13 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'liberalize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for liberalize
liberalize
verb
English Language Learners Definition of liberalize
: to make (something) less strict or more liberal
: to become less strict or more liberal
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