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v. - Make less strict, of laws and rules; Become less conservative.

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  • One hopes that the Bill goes through as presently drafted and that there are no attempts to "liberalise" the provisions to allow the assisting of suicide.
  • Israel announced yesterday it would "liberalise" the flow of goods to
  • The WTO promises to get us out of it … by beating the same drum: "liberalise" trade.
  • The new strategy aimed to "liberalise" the economy by opening it up to imports from abroad and welcoming foreign investment in the country's development.
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