enfranchise
21enfranchise — 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 …
22enfranchise — v 1. naturalize, admit to citizenship; grant [s.o.] voting rights. 2. authorize, license, privilege, warrant; charter, empower, sanction, qualify. 3. emancipate, affranchise, liberate, manumit, disenthrall, free, set free; release, disimprison,… …
23enfranchise — en·fran·chise …
24enfranchise — en•fran•chise [[t]ɛnˈfræn tʃaɪz[/t]] v. t. chised, chis•ing 1) gov to admit to citizenship, esp. to the right of voting 2) gov to endow (a city, constituency, etc.) with municipal or parliamentary rights 3) gov to set free; liberate, as from… …
25enfranchise — /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 …
26enfranchise — To confer a franchise upon; to free; to permit a person to vote. See franchise …
27enfranchise — v.tr. 1 give (a person) the right to vote. 2 give (a town) municipal rights, esp. that of representation in parliament. 3 hist. free (a slave, villein, etc.). Derivatives: enfranchisement n. Etymology: OF enfranchir (as EN (1), franc franche… …
28enfranchise slaves — free slaves …
29re-enfranchise — …
30Enfranchised — Enfranchise En*fran chise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enfranchised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enfranchising}.] [Pref. en + franchise: cf. F. enfranchir.] 1. To set free; to liberate from slavery, prison, or any binding power. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To endow… …
