enfranchise (redirected from enfranchising)

en·fran·chise  (n-frnchz)

tr.v. en·fran·chised, en·fran·chis·ing, en·fran·chis·es

1. To bestow a franchise on.

2. To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.

3. To free, as from bondage.

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[Middle English enfraunchisen, from Old French enfranchir, enfranchiss-, to set free : en-, intensive pref.; see en-¹ + franchir (from franc, free; see frank¹).]

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en·franchisement n.

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enfranchise

Verb

[-chising, -chised] to grant (a person or group of people) the right to vote

enfranchisement n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	enfranchise - grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century" affranchise set free, liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"
	2.	enfranchise - grant voting rights accord, allot, grant - allow to have; "grant a privilege" disenfranchise, disfranchise - deprive of voting rights

Translations

enfranchise [ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vt (= give vote to) → conceder el derecho de voto a (= set free); emancipar

enfranchise [ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vt → accorder le droit de vote à (= set free); affranchir

enfranchise [ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vt → das Wahlrecht geben or erteilen +dat

enfranchise [ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vt (= give vote to) → concedere il diritto di voto a (= set free); affrancare