DISFRANCHISE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does disfranchise mean? 

• DISFRANCHISE (verb)
  The verb DISFRANCHISE has 1 sense:

1. deprive of voting rights

  Familiarity information: DISFRANCHISE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DISFRANCHISE (verb)

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

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

disenfranchise; disfranchise

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)