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- pronunciation:
- ihn
fraen
chaIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
enfranchises, enfranchising, enfranchised |
| definition 1: |
to give the rights of a citizen to, esp. the right to vote.
The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution technically enfranchised black men in 1870.- antonyms:
- disenfranchise, disfranchise
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| definition 2: |
to free, as from slavery.
- antonyms:
- enslave
- similar words:
- liberate
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| related words: |
emancipate, rescue |
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| derivation: |
enfranchisement (n.) |
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