| 单词 | enfranchise |
| 释义 | enfranchise (once / 2562 pages) v 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. Enfranchise traces back to the Old French word enfranchiss, a combination of en-, meaning "make, put in," and enfranchir, meaning "to set or make free." In the 1680s, enfranchise came to mean "to admit to membership in a state," something that usually came with the right to vote. You may know the word disenfranchised, an adjective that describes people who lack rights or liberties. To enfranchise is to give or restore rights to the disenfranchised. WORD FAMILYenfranchise: disenfranchise, enfranchised, enfranchisement, enfranchises, enfranchising+/disenfranchise: disenfranchised, disenfranchisement, disenfranchises, disenfranchising/disfranchise: disfranchised, disfranchisement, disfranchises, disfranchising/disfranchisement: disfranchisements/enfranchisement: enfranchisements/franchise: disfranchise, enfranchise, franchised, franchises, franchising USAGE EXAMPLESBut the suffragists who fought for a woman’s right to vote were invested in enfranchising a particular kind of woman. New York Times(Nov 15, 2016) “If they check they’re 18 and a U.S. citizen, we have to accept that. We err on the side of enfranchising the voter.” Los Angeles Times(Oct 25, 2016) “That messaging is designed to enfranchise voters, not to disenfranchise voters,” Augino said. Seattle Times(Oct 24, 2016) 1v grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century Syn|Hyper affranchise liberate, set free grant freedom to 2v grant voting rights Ant|Hyper disenfranchise, disfranchise deprive of voting rights accord, allot, grant allow to have |
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