Meaning & use
Liberalize
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To make laws, policies, or attitudes less strict or more open, especially by removing government restrictions on economic or social activity.
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The country moved to liberalize its trade policy, cutting tariffs on imported goods.
Reformers pushed to liberalize divorce laws that had remained unchanged for decades.
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The word is especially common in discussions of economic policy, where it usually means reducing government control over trade, markets, or industry.
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