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enfranchise

verb

1 enfranchise

Grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude:
— Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century.

synonym: affranchise.

Roget 748: be free etc. adj.; have scope etc. n., have the run of, have one's own way, have a will of one's own, have one's fling; do what one likes, do what one wishes, do what one pleases, do what one chooses; ... show more

Roget 750: liberate, free; set free, set clear, set at liberty; render free, emancipate, release; enfranchise, affranchise; manumit; enlarge; disband, ... show more

Roget 760: permit; give permission etc. n., give power; let, allow, admit; suffer, bear with, tolerate, recognize; concede etc. ... show more

2 enfranchise

Grant voting rights.

Dutch: stemrecht verlenen


Moby thesaurus: affranchise, authorize, certificate, certify, charter, deliver, disenthrall, emancipate, empower, enable, entitle, extricate, franchise, free, give official sanction, give power, legalize, legitimize, liberate, license ... show more.

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