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liberalize

/ˈlɪbəɹəlaɪz/

liberalize verb: to make liberal, free.

Verb

liberalize (third-person singular simple present liberalizes, present participle liberalizing, simple past and past participle liberalized)

  1. (transitive) to make liberal, free.
  2. (intransitive) to become liberal, free.

Forms of liberalize

third-person singular presentliberalizes
present participleliberalizing
past participleliberalized
pastliberalized
alternative formliberalise

Past tense of liberalize: liberalized

Origin of liberalize

From liberal + -ize.

Words formed from liberalize

Questions about liberalize

What does liberalize mean?
Liberalize means to make liberal, free.
What part of speech is liberalize?
Liberalize is a verb.
How do you pronounce liberalize?
Liberalize is pronounced /ˈlɪbəɹəlaɪz/ (UK).
What is the past tense of liberalize?
The past tense of liberalize is liberalized.

Words near liberalize in the dictionary

  1. liberalitis
  2. liberalitte
  3. liberality
  4. liberalization
  5. liberalizations
  6. liberalize
  7. liberalized
  8. liberalizer
  9. liberalizers
  10. liberalizes
  11. liberalizing

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