liberalise

Verb

Meaning

make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules

become more liberal

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Synonyms

liberalize free emancipation opening liberalization relax freeing loosen slacken editing edit liberalisation ease up deregulation decontrol

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Antonyms

limit block capture slavery arrest imprisonment

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Hypernyms

change alter modify

Hyponyms

decontrol

Examples

The laws liberalized after Prohibition Source: Internet

Added Egyptian scholar Shaheeda El-Baz, 'Most of our countries have liberalised economics, but they have refused to liberalise politics. Source: Internet

During PM Modi’s first year in office, several states such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh had sought to partially liberalise their labour markets. Source: Internet

But through harmonisation, states are actually being encouraged to "liberalise" the seed market. Source: Internet

Ghana began to liberalise trade in 1986. Source: Internet

Irish voters back a referendum by over 66% to liberalise abortion laws, according to the official result. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

liberalisation liberalisation of prices liberalisation of trade liberalised liberaliser liberalish