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- pronunciation:
- dIs
ihn
fraen
chaIz
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disenfranchises, disenfranchising, disenfranchised |
| definition 1: |
to deprive (someone) of a right of citizenship, esp. the right to vote; disfranchise.
Literacy requirements and poll taxes disenfranchised many would-be voters who were illiterate or too poor to pay the tax.- antonyms:
- enfranchise
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| definition 2: |
to deprive of a franchise, right, or privilege.
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| related words: |
banish, blacklist, ostracize |
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