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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules;
[syn: liberalize, liberalise]

2. become more liberal;
- Example: "The laws liberalized after Prohibition"
[syn: liberalize, liberalise]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Liberalize \Lib"er*al*ize\ (l[i^]b"[~e]r*al*[imac]z), v. t.
   [imp. & p. p. Liberalized (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.
   Liberalizing (-[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. lib['e]raliser.]
   To make liberal; to free from narrow views or prejudices; to
   make less strict.
   [1913 Webster]

         To open and to liberalize the mind.      --Burke.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

liberalize
    v 1: make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules [syn:
         liberalize, liberalise]
    2: become more liberal; "The laws liberalized after Prohibition"
       [syn: liberalize, liberalise]