Also means
to ease restrictions
Usage Note
Flexibilizar follows the -izar conjugation pattern, changing z to c before e (flexibilice). It is primarily used in policy and labor contexts (flexibilizar las normas, 'to ease the rules'; flexibilizar el mercado laboral, 'to make the labor market more flexible'). The related noun is flexibilización and the adjective is flexible.
Examples
"El gobierno quiere flexibilizar las condiciones laborales."
Natural Translation
The government wants to make working conditions more flexible.

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