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to make rules or controls on something less strict:
• The President promised to push ahead with his commitment to liberalize the economy.
— liberalizer also liberaliser noun [countable] :• a dispute between protectionists and liberalizers
— liberalization also liberalisation noun [uncountable] :• The economy is expected to deteriorate for a period of six months after the liberalization of prices.
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liberalize UK US (Uk also liberalise) /ˈlɪbərəlaɪz/ /-rəl-/ US /-ɚ-/ verb [T]► to allow more freedom in laws, systems, or opinions: »They will work with a view to further liberalize the investment regime.
liberalizer (UK also liberaliser) noun [C]► »He has presented himself as a liberaliser.
Financial and business terms. 2012.