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flexibilizar

[flek-si-bi-li-'zar]
verb
to make flexible; to loosen; to relax
1. To make something more flexible or adaptable; to reduce rigidity or strictness
The company decided to flexibilize its work schedule to allow remote work.
A empresa decidiu flexibilizar seu horário de trabalho para permitir trabalho remoto.
2. To ease restrictions or requirements; to relax rules or conditions
The government will flexibilize import regulations to boost trade.
O governo vai flexibilizar as regulações de importação para impulsionar o comércio.
3. To adapt or adjust policies, procedures, or standards to be less strict
Schools flexibilized their curriculum during the pandemic.
As escolas flexibilizaram seu currículo durante a pandemia.
Synonyms
relaxarafrouxaramenizaradaptarajustar
Antonyms
rigidificarendurecerapertarenrijecer

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
flexibilizar
Standard usage in business and government contexts
São Paulo
flexibilizar
Common in corporate and administrative language
Portugal
flexibilizar
Used but less frequent than in Brazil; 'suavizar' or 'afrouxar' often preferred

Related Idioms & Phrases

flexibilizar as regras (to bend the rules)
flexibilizar a rigidez (to ease rigidity)
flexibilizar os critérios (to relax the criteria)
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