liberalize
pronunciation
How to pronounce liberalize in British English:
UK [ˈlɪbrəlaɪz]
How to pronounce liberalize in American English:
US [ˈlɪbərəˌlaɪz, ˈlɪbrə-]
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- Verb:
- make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules
- become more liberal
Word Origin
- liberalize (v.)
- 1774, from liberal (adj.) + -ize. Related: Liberalized; liberalizing.
Example
- 1. Departing leaders have tried to tee up reform with moves to liberalize government controlled interest and exchange rates .
- 2. The way to achieve durable expansion is to repeat the 1991 big-bank reforms : liberalize , liberalize , liberalize .
- 3. It also wants developed countries to liberalize trade rules to allow the poorest an opportunity to create viable manufacturing export industries .
- 4. And he expects china to liberalize its economy and allow the renminbi to become a more widely used international currency .
- 5. As trade with china continues to be a potent political issue on capitol hill , academics have increasingly looked in detail at the downside of u.s. moves to liberalize trade .