liberalizar

to liberalize

verb lee-beh-rah-lee-SAHR Rare

Also means

to deregulate

Usage Note

Liberalizar means to make something freer or less restricted, especially markets, trade, or regulations — liberalizar el mercado energético (to liberalize the energy market). It is primarily an economic and political term. The derived noun is liberalización, and the agent noun is liberalizador/liberalizadora.

Examples

"El gobierno decidió liberalizar el comercio exterior."

Natural Translation

The government decided to liberalize foreign trade.

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