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AFFRANCHISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does affranchise mean? 

AFFRANCHISE (verb)
  The verb AFFRANCHISE has 1 sense:

1. grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitudeplay

  Familiarity information: AFFRANCHISE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AFFRANCHISE (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

affranchise; enfranchise

Context example:

Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century

Hypernyms (to "affranchise" is one way to...):

liberate; set free (grant freedom to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody


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