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liberalize

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lib⋅er⋅al⋅ize

  [lib-er-uh-lahyz, lib-ruh-]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -ized, -iz⋅ing.
to make or become liberal.
Also, especially British, lib⋅er⋅al⋅ise.

Origin:
1765–75; liberal + -ize

Related forms:
lib⋅er⋅al⋅i⋅za⋅tion, noun
lib⋅er⋅al⋅iz⋅er, noun
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lib·er·al·ize   (lĭb'ər-ə-līz', lĭb'rə-)   
v.   lib·er·al·ized, lib·er·al·iz·ing, lib·er·al·iz·es

v.   tr.
To make liberal or more liberal: "Our standards of private conduct have been greatly liberalized . . . over recent years" (Meg Greenfield).
v.   intr.
To become liberal or more liberal.
lib'er·al·i·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n., lib'er·al·iz'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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