disfranchise

[ dis-fran-chahyz ]

/ dɪsˈfræn tʃaɪz /

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verb (used with object), dis·fran·chised, dis·fran·chis·ing.

to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.

to deprive of a franchise, privilege, or right.

Also disenfranchise.

Origin of disfranchise

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at dis-¹, franchise

OTHER WORDS FROM disfranchise

dis·fran·chise·ment

[dis-fran-chahyz-muh nt, -chiz-] /dɪsˈfræn tʃaɪz mənt, -tʃɪz-/, noun dis·fran·chis·er, noun non·dis·fran·chised, adjective un·dis·fran·chised, adjective

Words nearby disfranchise

disfellowship, disfigure, disfigurement, disfluency, disforest, disfranchise, disfranchisement, disfrock, disfunction, disfurnish, disgavel

Example sentences from the Web for disfranchise

Of the two it would be better to disfranchise the soldiers and enfranchise the mothers.

The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV |Various
He would support a bill to disfranchise Dudley, and support another to enfranchise Old Sarum.

The Curiosities of Dudley and the Black Country, From 1800 to 1860 |C. F. G. Clark
The House threatened to disfranchise it, and West Lynne under the fear, went into mourning for its sins.

East Lynne |Mrs. Henry Wood
The proposal, therefore, to disfranchise any class of men is as criminal as the proposal to take away property.

The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) |Ida Husted Harper

The argument that would here disfranchise women has been used before now to disfranchise clergymen.

Women and the Alphabet |Thomas Wentworth Higginson

British Dictionary definitions for disfranchise

disfranchise

/ (dɪsˈfræntʃaɪz) /

verb

another word for disenfranchise

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

disfranchise

verb (used with object), dis·fran·chised, dis·fran·chis·ing.

Origin of disfranchise

OTHER WORDS FROM disfranchise

Words nearby disfranchise

Example sentences from the Web for disfranchise

British Dictionary definitions for disfranchise

verb

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

disfranchise

verb (used with object), dis·fran·chised, dis·fran·chis·ing.

Origin of disfranchise

OTHER WORDS FROM disfranchise

Words nearby disfranchise

Words related to disfranchise

Example sentences from the Web for disfranchise

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British Dictionary definitions for disfranchise