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enfranchise

verb

/ɛnˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/

Meaning

To grant the right to vote or other rights of citizenship.

The new law enfranchised thousands of people.

empower, emancipate, liberate, grant rights

disenfranchise, oppress, deprive

enfranchise women, enfranchise citizens, newly enfranchised

To count wrongly or inaccurately.

To keep away from or stop oneself from doing something.

to regard or consider in a specified way

to walk or travel without a specific destination; to wander

to greet someone in a friendly way; to receive gladly

to push or prod with a finger or pointed object