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1. to take any right or privilege away from: »
to disenfranchise rowdy children. The philosophy is, if you can't lick 'em, disenfranchise 'em (Wall Street Journal).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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dis|en|fran|chise|ment — «DIHS ehn FRAN chyz muhnt», noun. 1. the act or process of disenfranchising. 2. the state of being disenfranchised … Useful english dictionary
dis·en·fran·chise — … Useful english dictionary
dis|fran|chise|ment — «dihs FRAN chyz muhnt», noun. 1. the act or process of disfranchising. 2. the state of being disfranchised. Also, disenfranchisement … Useful english dictionary
dis|fran|chise — «dihs FRAN chyz», transitive verb, chised, chis|ing. 1. to take the rightf citizenship away from: »A disfranchised person cannot vote or hold office. 2. = disenfranchise (def. 1). (Cf. ↑disenfranchise) Also, disenfranchise … Useful english dictionary
dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… … English syllables
fran — af·fran·chise; aza·fran; en·fran·chise; en·fran·chise·ment; en·fran·chis·er; fran·chis·al; fran·chise·ment; fran·chiser; fran·cic; fran·cien; fran·cis·can·ism; fran·ci·um; fran·co; fran·co·ism; fran·çois; fran·co·ist; fran·co·lin; fran·co·nia;… … English syllables
chise — af·fran·chise; co·chise; en·fran·chise; en·fran·chise·ment; fran·chise·ment; cat·e·chise; fran·chise; dis·fran·chise·ment; … English syllables
disenfranchise — dis•en•fran•chise [[t]ˌdɪs ɛnˈfræn tʃaɪz[/t]] also disfranchise v. t. chised, chis•ing. 1) gov to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote 2) gov to deprive of a franchise, privilege, or right • Etymology: 1620–30 dis … From formal English to slang
disenfranchise — dis|en|fran|chise [ˌdısınˈfræntʃaız] v [T] to take away someone s rights, especially their right to vote >disenfranchisement [ tʃızmənt US tʃaız ] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
disenfranchise — dis|en|fran|chise [ ,dısın fræn,tʃaız ] verb transitive to no longer allow someone to have the right to vote … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
