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disenfranchise

verb

/ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/

Meaning

To deprive someone of the right to vote or other rights.

The new law could disenfranchise thousands of voters.

deprive, exclude, oppress, marginalize

empower, enfranchise, include

disenfranchise voters, politically disenfranchised, systematically disenfranchise

Make something continue indefinitely. To preserve from extinction or oblivion.

To publicly declare something to be wrong, evil, or condemn strongly.

to break up and turn over soil using a plough; to move through something with difficulty

Make an action or process easier or help bring about.

to claim or profess something, often falsely

to make someone or something calm or less anxious, often by using drugs