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DISENFRANCHISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does disenfranchise mean?
• DISENFRANCHISE (verb)
The verb DISENFRANCHISE has 1 sense:
1. deprive of voting rights
Familiarity information: DISENFRANCHISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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Present simple: I / you / we / they disenfranchise ... he / she / it disenfranchises
Past simple: disenfranchised
Past participle: disenfranchised
-ing form: disenfranchising
... he / she / it disenfranchises Past simple: disenfranchised
Past participle: disenfranchised
-ing form: disenfranchising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deprive of voting rights
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
disenfranchise; disfranchise
Hypernyms (to "disenfranchise" is one way to...):
deprive (keep from having, keeping, or obtaining)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
enfranchise (grant voting rights)
Derivation:
disenfranchisement (the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise)
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