liberalization
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lib·er·al·ize
(lĭb′ər-ə-līz′, lĭb′rə-)v. lib·er·al·ized, lib·er·al·iz·ing, lib·er·al·iz·es
v.tr.
To make liberal or more liberal: "Our standards of private conduct have been greatly liberalized ... over recent years" (Meg Greenfield).
v.intr.
To become liberal or more liberal.
lib′er·al·i·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
lib′er·al·iz′er n.
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Noun 1. liberalization - the act of making less strict
alleviation, easement, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
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liberalization
n → Liberalisierung f
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