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What is the verb for liberal?

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liberate
  1. (transitive) To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly
    1. To release from slavery: to manumit.
    2. To release from servitude or unjust rule.
    3. To release from restraint or inhibition.
    4. (chemistry) To release from chemical bonds or solutions.
  2. (transitive, military, euphemistic) To acquire from an enemy during wartime, used especially of cities, regions, and other population centers.
  3. (transitive, euphemistic) To acquire from another by theft or force: to steal, to rob.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “They would pay the debt for which he was incarcerated and liberate him from prison.”
      “This is why it is impossible for us to liberate it from its shackles, unless its wings are strengthened with the divine religion and with real wisdom.”
      “You alone can liberate me from the woes into which I am plunged.”
liberalize
  1. (transitive) to make liberal, free.
  2. (intransitive) to become liberal, free.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “He introduced many new reforms which attempted to modernize and liberalize the system rather than destroy it.”
      “Johnston predicts that Japan will be compelled to liberalize its strict immigration policies.”
      “If you would just liberalize your economies, we wouldn't have this problem.”
liberalised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of liberalise
liberated
liberalise
  1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of liberalize
  2. Examples:
    1. “The Government approved changes to currency legislation to further liberalise capital outflows.”
      “Reading the Government's plans to liberalise the licensing laws could be enough to make anybody turn to the bottle.”
      “He wanted to liberalise the Soviet economy without corresponding political reform.”
liberating
liberalises
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liberalise
liberalizes
liberates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liberate
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He solves the murder and liberates the suspect by physically catching the villain.”
      “This second mechanism liberates calcium from bone, and the kidney then excretes the calcium.”
      “Alkalaemia suppresses renal ammoniagenesis, but the hydrolysis of urea by bacteria liberates ammonia that alkalises urine.”
liberateth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of liberate
liberalized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of liberalize
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Since the end of the Second World War, we've liberalized trade in most areas.”
      “They reduced inflation, introduced harmonious industrial relations, and liberalized the financial markets.”
      “However, the internationalization of the defense industry as well as liberalized defense exports can easily alter the defense requirements.”
liberatest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of liberate
liberalizing
  1. present participle of liberalize
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He is is advocating the liberalizing of access to capital for potential businesspersons.”
      “Other countries are liberalizing their economies, providing a more business-friendly environment.”
      “Federal and local governments are liberalizing drug laws, decriminalizing marijuana and allowing safe-injection centers to open in Vancouver.”
liberalising
  1. present participle of liberalise
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