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   enfranchise

   /ɪnˈfran(t)ʃʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. give the right to vote to: "a proposal that foreigners should be enfranchised for local elections" Similar give voting rights togive the vote togive suffrage togrant suffrage togrant franchise toOpposite disenfranchise
   • ▪ give (a town) the right to be represented in Parliament. historical
   • 2. free (a slave). historical Similar emancipateliberatefreeset freereleaseempowerunchainunyokeunfetterunshacklenaturalizegrant citizenship toconfer citizenship onhistorical:manumitrare:affranchisedisenthralcitizenizeOpposite enslave

   Word Origin late Middle English (formerly also as infranchise): from Old French enfranchiss-, lengthened stem of enfranchir, from en- (expressing a change of state) + franc, franche ‘free’.

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   The meaning of ENFRANCHISE is to set free (as from slavery). How to use enfranchise in a sentence.

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   Enfranchise definition: to admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting. See examples of ENFRANCHISE used in a sentence.

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishENFRANCHISE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. To enfranchise someone means to give them the right to vote in elections. [formal] The company voted to enfranchise its 120 women members. [VERB noun] Of 793,000 citizens only 113,000 were enfranchised. [VERB noun] More Synonyms of enfranchise. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency

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   1. To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote. 2. To free, as from bondage. 3. To bestow a franchise on. [Middle English enfraunchisen, from Old French enfranchir, enfranchiss-, to set free : en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + franchir (from franc, free; see frank1 ).] en·fran′chise′ment n.

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   The verb enfranchise is used when a group of people are given voting rights or freedoms they didn't have before. Many people under the age of 18 would like lawmakers to enfranchise their peer group so they can vote.

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   Definition of enfranchise verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Enfranchise definition: to admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting. See examples of ENFRANCHISE used in a sentence.

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    enfranchise meaning, definition, what is enfranchise: to give a group of people the right to v...: Learn more.