liberalize
gb/lˈɪbɚəlˌaɪz/ us/lˈɪbɚəlˌaɪz/
C1
Inglés
Acepciones
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Verbo
formal
C1
action
1
make rules less strict
to change rules or laws so that people have more freedom
Patrón de uso:
liberalize [laws/rules/policies/restrictions]
Error frecuente:
Do not confuse liberalize with liberate. Liberate usually means to free a person or place from control or imprisonment.
Sinónimos
relax (more common and general; often used with rules or restrictions)
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loosen (less formal; suggests making controls less tight)
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ease (emphasizes making restrictions less severe)
Antónimos
tighten (to make rules or controls stricter)
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restrict (to limit freedom or reduce what is allowed)
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regulate (to control by rules, often more formally)
Colocaciones
liberalize laws
|liberalize rules
|liberalize regulations
|liberalize policy
|liberalize restrictions
|liberalize visa rules
|liberalize immigration laws
|liberalize censorship
Temas
law
|government
|policy
|society
Ejemplos
- The government plans to liberalize visa rules for skilled workers.
- Several countries have liberalized their media laws in recent years.
- The city voted to liberalize restrictions on outdoor dining.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The new law liberalizes the rules for small businesses.
- They want to liberalize travel rules.
Verbo
business
C1
process
2
open markets to competition
to make trade or business freer by removing government controls or limits
Patrón de uso:
liberalize [an economy/a market/trade/an industry]
Error frecuente:
Liberalize an economy means reduce controls; it does not necessarily mean make it politically liberal.
Sinónimos
deregulate (focuses specifically on removing government regulations)
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open up (less formal; often used for markets becoming accessible)
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free up (emphasizes removing limits on activity or movement)
Antónimos
protect (in trade, to shield domestic industries from foreign competition)
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regulate (to impose or maintain official controls)
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nationalize (to bring an industry under state ownership, often the opposite of market opening)
Colocaciones
liberalize trade
|liberalize the economy
|liberalize markets
|liberalize the banking sector
|liberalize the energy market
|liberalize imports
|liberalize foreign investment
|liberalize capital flows
Temas
economics
|business
|trade
|markets
|government
Ejemplos
- The reforms were designed to liberalize trade and attract foreign investment.
- After the crisis, the country slowly liberalized its banking sector.
- Critics argue that liberalizing the energy market could raise prices for consumers.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The country liberalized its economy in the 1990s.
- The new policy will liberalize imports.
Verbo
formal
C2
process
3
become more socially open
to become or make attitudes more open and accepting
Patrón de uso:
[views/attitudes/society] liberalize; liberalize [someone's views/attitudes]
Error frecuente:
This sense is less common than the policy or economic sense and is usually used in formal discussion.
Sinónimos
become more progressive (emphasizes support for reform or social change)
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become more tolerant (emphasizes accepting differences)
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open up (less formal; suggests becoming more accepting or less rigid)
Antónimos
harden (to become less flexible or less open to change)
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conservatize (rare; to make more conservative in attitude)
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radicalize (to make more extreme, not simply less liberal)
Colocaciones
liberalize attitudes
|liberalize views
|liberalize society
|liberalize public opinion
|liberalize social norms
|liberalize political culture
Temas
politics
|society
|attitudes
|culture
Ejemplos
- Public attitudes toward divorce have liberalized over time.
- University life helped liberalize his political views.
- The campaign aimed to liberalize social attitudes toward mental health.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Her views liberalized as she met people from different backgrounds.
- Society has liberalized on many social issues.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
liberalize
AFI
GB/lˈɪbɚəlˌaɪz/
US/lˈɪbɚəlˌaɪz/
Sílabas y acento
lib - er - al - ize (4 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (lib)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: liberalize
- 3rd Person Singular: liberalizes
- Present Participle: liberalizing
- Past: liberalized
Expresiones
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