Liberalize

Liberalize
Liberalize \Lib"er*al*ize\ (l[i^]b"[~e]r*al*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liberalized} (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liberalizing} (-[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. lib['e]raliser.] To make liberal; to free from narrow views or prejudices; to make less strict. [1913 Webster]

To open and to liberalize the mind. --Burke. [1913 Webster]


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  • liberalize — 1774, from LIBERAL (Cf. liberal) (adj.) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Liberalized; liberalizing …   Etymology dictionary

  • liberalize — (Amer.) lib·er·al·ize || lɪbÉ™rlaɪz v. make liberal; become liberal (also liberalise) …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • liberalize — [lib′ər əl īz΄, lib′rəl īz΄] vt., vi. liberalized, liberalizing to make or become liberal liberalization n. liberalizer n …   English World dictionary

  • liberalize — UK [ˈlɪb(ə)rəlaɪz] / US [ˈlɪb(ə)rəˌlaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms liberalize : present tense I/you/we/they liberalize he/she/it liberalizes present participle liberalizing past tense liberalized past participle liberalized to make laws or… …   English dictionary

  • liberalize — verb Liberalize is used with these nouns as the object: ↑economy, ↑regulation, ↑trade …   Collocations dictionary

  • liberalize — [[t]lɪ̱brəlaɪz[/t]] liberalizes, liberalizing, liberalized VERB When a country or government liberalizes, or liberalizes its laws or its attitudes, it becomes less strict and allows people more freedom in their actions. ...authoritarian states… …   English dictionary

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