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DISFRANCHISE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they disfranchise ... he / she / it disfranchises
Past simple: disfranchised
Past participle: disfranchised
-ing form: disfranchising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Deprive of voting rights
Synonyms:
disenfranchise; disfranchise
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "disfranchise" is one way to...):
deprive (keep from having, keeping, or obtaining)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
disfranchisement (the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote)
