1. to make or become more liberal, especially by removing restrictions or regulations
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is ‘liberalize’

Examples

• The government plans to liberalise trade policies next year.
• Many countries have liberalised their immigration laws recently.
• The banking sector was liberalised in the 1990s.
• They decided to liberalise the dress code at work.
• Economic reforms helped liberalise the market.
• The new administration promised to liberalise media regulations.