liberalize

1. V-T/V-I When a country or government liberalizes, or liberalizes its laws or its attitudes, it becomes less strict and allows people more freedom in their actions. 放宽 (限制)

...authoritarian states that have only now begun to liberalize. …现在刚刚开始放宽限制的独裁国家。

2. liberalizationN-UNCOUNT 放宽

...the liberalization of divorce laws in the late 1960s. …20世纪60年代后期对离婚法规的放宽。