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DISENFRANCHISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they disenfranchise ... he / she / it disenfranchises
Past simple: disenfranchised
Past participle: disenfranchised
-ing form: disenfranchising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deprive of voting rights
Synonyms:
disenfranchise; disfranchise
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
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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