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ENFRANCHISE

\ɛnfɹˈant͡ʃa͡ɪz], \ɛnfɹˈant‍ʃa‍ɪz], \ɛ_n_f_ɹ_ˈa_n_tʃ_aɪ_z]\

Definitions of ENFRANCHISE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To endow with a franchise; to incorporate into a body politic and thus to invest with civil and political privileges; to admit to the privileges of a freeman.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To endow with a franchise; to incorporate into a body politic and thus to invest with civil and political privileges; to admit to the privileges of a freeman.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To admit to the right of voting in public elections; to liberate or set free.
Enfranchisement.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Enfranchisement.
To endow with a franchise, as the right to vote.
To set free, as from bondage.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To give a franchise or political privileges to.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To set free; give citizenship to.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To set free; to admit to the privileges of a freeman; to release from custody; to naturalize; to bestow the franchise on. See Franchise.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To invest with civil and political privileges; to admit to all the rights and privileges of a freeman; to invest with the right of voting for a member of Parliament.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

To admit to the privileges of a freeman; to set free from flavery; to free or release from custody; to denisen.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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