"liberalize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈlɪbəɹəlaɪz/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-liberalize.wav Forms: liberalizes [present, singular, third-person], liberalizing [participle, present], liberalized [participle, past], liberalized [past]
Etymology: liberal + -ize Etymology templates: {{affix|en|liberal|-ize}} liberal + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} liberalize (third-person singular simple present liberalizes, present participle liberalizing, simple past and past participle liberalized)
  1. (transitive) to make liberal, free. Tags: transitive Translations (to make liberal): ազատականացնել (azatakanacʻnel) (Armenian), лібералізава́ць (libjeralizavácʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Belarusian), liberalitzar (Catalan), liberaliseren (Dutch), vapauttaa (Finnish), libéraliser (French), liberalisieren (German), liberalizzare (Italian), liberalisé (Piedmontese), liberalizować (Polish), освобожда́ть (osvoboždátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), освободи́ть (osvobodítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), либерализова́ть (liberalizovátʹ) (Russian), лібералізува́ти (liberalizuváty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-liberalize-en-verb-JfW7ozGC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Piedmontese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Piedmontese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'to make liberal': 86 14
  2. (intransitive) to become liberal, free. Tags: intransitive Translations (to become liberal): ազատականանալ (azatakananal) (Armenian), vapautua (Finnish), se libéraliser (French), де́латься либера́льным (délatʹsja liberálʹnym) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-liberalize-en-verb-a6CISBc4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ize, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Piedmontese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Piedmontese translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'to become liberal': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: liberalise

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