enfranchise

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Re-enfranchise the people of America.

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  1. transitive verb To bestow a franchise on.
  2. transitive verb To endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
  3. transitive verb To free, as from bondage.

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  • To enfranchise is to give someone the franchise, the vote. —  Blog updates
  • Vertical and Diamond cut a special deal to specifically target and "enfranchise" direct market comic book shops, by offering them a limited edition of Vertical's most important release of 2008. —  Comics212
  • Mission leaders have a great opportunity to re-enfranchise artists for leadership in our new multi-cultural, post (hyper) modern culture. —  The Aesthetic Elevator
  • Re-enfranchise the people of America. —  ShareNeedLes
  • Doing the same old thing using new technology * will not* politically re-enfranchise people. —  Simonsays
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English enfraunchisen, from Old French enfranchir, enfranchiss-, to set free : en-, intensive pref.; see en-1 + franchir (from franc, free; see frank1).

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  1. Formerly also infranchise; from Old French enfranchis-, stem of certain parts of enfranchir, enfraunchir, enfranchier, set free, enfranchise, from en- + franchir, set free: see franchise.
 

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/ɛnˈfræntʃɪz/
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