liberalize

Other spellings

• (UK) liberalise

Word parts

liberal + -ize

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈlɪbərəlaɪz/

• Audio (UK)

  (file)

Verb

Plain form liberalize

Third-person singular liberalizes

Past tense liberalized

Past participle liberalized

Present participle liberalizing

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you liberalize something, you remove restrictions of it.

Related words

• liberal