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View usage for: (ɪnfræntʃaɪz) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense enfranchises, present participle enfranchising, past tense, past participle enfranchisedverbTo 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 enfranchise in British English (ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz) verb (transitive)1. to grant the power of voting to, esp as a right of citizenship 2. to liberate, as from servitude 3. (in England) to invest (a town, city, etc) with the right to be represented in Parliament 4. English law to convert (leasehold) to freehold Derived forms enfranchisement (enˈfranchisement) noun enfranchiser (enˈfranchiser) noun enfranchise in American English (ɛnˈfrænˌtʃaɪz; ɪnˈfrænˌtʃaɪz) verb transitiveWord forms: enˈfranˌchised or enˈfranˌchising1. to free from slavery, bondage, legal obligation, etc. 2. to give a franchise to; specif., to admit to citizenship, esp. to the right to vote Derived forms enfranchisement (enˈfranchisement) (ɛnˈfræntʃɪzmənt; ɪnˈfræntʃɪzmənt) noun Word origin ME enfraunchisen < OFr enfranchiss-, stem of enfranchir, to set free, enfranchise < en-, in + franchir, to set free < franc: see frank 1Synonyms of 'enfranchise'give the vote to, give voting rights to, grant suffrage to, grant the franchise to free, release, liberate, set free More Synonyms of enfranchise Definition to grant (a person or group of people) the right to vote The city's foreign residents are being enfranchised. Synonyms give the vote to give voting rights to grant suffrage to grant the franchise to grant voting rights to Additional synonymsDefinition to free from social, political, or legal restrictions the war which preserved the Union and emancipated the slaves Synonyms free, release, liberate, set free, deliver, discharge, let out, let loose, untie, unchain, enfranchise, unshackle, disencumber, unfetter, unbridle, disenthral, manumitDefinition to release (a country) from enemy occupation How committed is the leadership to liberating its people from poverty? Synonyms free, release, rescue, save, deliver, discharge, redeem, let out, set free, let loose, untie, emancipate, unchain, unbind, manumitDefinition to free from slavery Synonyms free, release, deliver, liberate, set free, emancipate, unchain, enfranchiseNearby words ofenfranchise - enforce
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- enforcement
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- enfranchisement
- engage
- engaged
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