enfranchise

Meaning

1. (transitive) To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically:
2. (transitive) To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically:
3. (transitive) To grant the franchise to an entity, specifically:
4. (England, Wales, historical) to convert a copyhold estate into a freehold estate

Synonyms

affranchise

emancipate

free

🆓

liberate

manumit

deliver

disencumber

disengage

dispense

exempt

exonerate

let off

naturalize

redeem

release

relieve

remit

rescue

set free

spell

unblock

unchain

uncork

unfreeze

whitewash

deliver from

absolve

let go of

acquit

assoil

clear

decontrol

Translations

esimere

affranchir

🆓

franquear

dispensar

manumitir

befreien

🆓

conceder derechos políticos

das Wahlrecht verleihen

konzessionieren

enfranquir

ανακηρύσσω δήμο

χειραφετώ

emancipare

πλιτογραφώ

freilassen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛnˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪz/

Etymology

From Old French enfranchir (“to set free, enfranchise”), from en- (“in”) + franchir (“to set free”), equivalent to en- + franchise.