HyperDic: enfranchise

English > 2 senses of the word enfranchise:
VERBsocialenfranchise, affranchisegrant freedom to
socialenfranchisegrant voting rights
enfranchise > pronunciation
Soundsihnfrae'nchay.z
Rhymesactualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz...
English > enfranchise: 2 senses > verb 1, social
Meaninggrant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Example"Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"
Synonymaffranchise
Broaderliberate, set freegrant freedom to
Spanishfranquear, inhabilitar para votar, liberar, libertar, manumitir
Catalanafranquir, enfranquir
Nounsenfranchisementfreedom from political subjugation or servitude
English > enfranchise: 2 senses > verb 2, social
Meaninggrant voting rights.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Broaderaccord, allot, grantAllow to have
Oppositedisenfranchise, disfranchisedeprive of voting rights
Spanishhabilitar para votar
Nounsenfranchisementa statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

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