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Definition of enfranchise

enfranchise

/ɪnˈfræn.tʃaɪz/
en · fran · chise
Adjective:enfranchised
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Past Simple:enfranchised
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Past Participle:enfranchised
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Present Participle:enfranchising
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enfranchise Lexical Profile

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1

To grant the right to vote or full political privileges of citizenship to a person or group.

Example

"The constitutional amendment was ratified to enfranchise millions of previously excluded citizens."

2

To release or set free from legal, political, or social bondage or servitude.

Example

"Several nineteenth-century reforms sought to enfranchise serfs and grant them legal autonomy."

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• Nearby Words

enforceable
enforcement
enforcer
enfranchise
enfranchisement
engage
engaged

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed from Old French 'enfranchir' (stem 'enfranchiss-'), meaning 'to make free' or 'grant privileges to', formed from 'en-' and 'franc' ('free').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Enfranchise. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/enfranchise
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