enfranchise (verb)

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• enfranchise — ► VERB 1) give the right to vote to. 2) historical free (a slave). DERIVATIVES enfranchisement noun …   English terms dictionary

• enfranchise — en·fran·chise /in fran ˌchīz/ vt chised, chis·ing: to grant franchise to; esp: to admit to the privileges of a citizen and esp. to voting rights the Twenty sixth Amendment enfranchised all citizens over 18 years of age compare emancipate Merriam… …   Law dictionary

• enfranchise — verb (T) 1 to give a group of people the right to vote opposite disenfranchise 2 to free a slave enfranchisement, noun (U) engage /In geIdZ/ verb formal 1 (T) to attract someone and keep their interest: The new toy didn t engage the child s… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• enfranchise — verb To grant the franchise to an entity. Generally meaning to grant the privilege of voting to a person. See Also: franchise, disenfranchise …   Wiktionary

• enfranchise — verb 1) women were enfranchised in Manitoba in 1916 Syn: give the vote to, give suffrage to, grant suffrage to 2) historical he enfranchised his slaves Syn: emancipate, liberate, free, set free, release; unchain, unyoke …   Thesaurus of popular words

• enfranchise — [[t]ɪnfræ̱ntʃaɪz[/t]] enfranchises, enfranchising, enfranchised VERB To enfranchise someone means to give them the right to vote in elections. [FORMAL] [V n] The company voted to enfranchise its 120 women members... [V n] If the city s foreign… …   English dictionary

• enfranchise — UK [ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] / US [ɪnˈfrænˌtʃaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms enfranchise : present tense I/you/we/they enfranchise he/she/it enfranchises present participle enfranchising past tense enfranchised past participle enfranchised 1) to give… …   English dictionary

• enfranchise — transitive verb ( chised; chising) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French enfranchiss , stem of enfranchir, from en + franc free more at frank Date: 15th century 1. to set free (as from slavery) 2. to endow with a franchise: as a. to admit… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• enfranchise — en|fran|chise [ ın fræn,tʃaız ] verb transitive 1. ) to give someone the right to vote 2. ) to make a SLAVE free ╾ en|fran|chise|ment [ ın fræntʃızmənt ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• enfranchise — [ɪn fran(t)ʃʌɪz, ɛn ] verb 1》 give the right to vote to. 2》 historical free (a slave). Derivatives enfranchisement noun Origin ME: from OFr. enfranchiss , enfranchir, from en (expressing a change of state) + franc, franche free …   English new terms dictionary

• enfranchise — /ɛnˈfræntʃaɪz / (say en franchuyz), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (t) (enfranchised, enfranchising) 1. to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting. 2. Law to invest with the right of being represented in Parliament. 3 …