affranchise

(əˈfræntʃaɪz)

(tr) to release from servitude or an obligation

[C15: from Old French afranchiss-, a stem of afranchir, from franchir to free; see frank]

afˈfranchisement n

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affranchise

Past participle: affranchised
Gerund: affranchising

Imperative
affranchise
affranchise

Present
I affranchise
you affranchise
he/she/it affranchises
we affranchise
you affranchise
they affranchise

Preterite
I affranchised
you affranchised
he/she/it affranchised
we affranchised
you affranchised
they affranchised

Present Continuous
I am affranchising
you are affranchising
he/she/it is affranchising
we are affranchising
you are affranchising
they are affranchising

Present Perfect
I have affranchised
you have affranchised
he/she/it has affranchised
we have affranchised
you have affranchised
they have affranchised

Past Continuous
I was affranchising
you were affranchising
he/she/it was affranchising
we were affranchising
you were affranchising
they were affranchising

Past Perfect
I had affranchised
you had affranchised
he/she/it had affranchised
we had affranchised
you had affranchised
they had affranchised

Future
I will affranchise
you will affranchise
he/she/it will affranchise
we will affranchise
you will affranchise
they will affranchise

Future Perfect
I will have affranchised
you will have affranchised
he/she/it will have affranchised
we will have affranchised
you will have affranchised
they will have affranchised

Future Continuous
I will be affranchising
you will be affranchising
he/she/it will be affranchising
we will be affranchising
you will be affranchising
they will be affranchising

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been affranchising
you have been affranchising
he/she/it has been affranchising
we have been affranchising
you have been affranchising
they have been affranchising

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been affranchising
you will have been affranchising
he/she/it will have been affranchising
we will have been affranchising
you will have been affranchising
they will have been affranchising

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been affranchising
you had been affranchising
he/she/it had been affranchising
we had been affranchising
you had been affranchising
they had been affranchising

Conditional
I would affranchise
you would affranchise
he/she/it would affranchise
we would affranchise
you would affranchise
they would affranchise

Past Conditional
I would have affranchised
you would have affranchised
he/she/it would have affranchised
we would have affranchised
you would have affranchised
they would have affranchised

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Verb

affranchise - grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"

enfranchise

set free, liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

Translations

affranchise

vt → befreien

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