enfranchise

🇬🇧 UK/inˈfræntʃaiz/🇺🇸 US/in'fræntʃaiz/
C2

Definitions

v.

To give someone the right to vote; to grant freedom or rights to a person or group.

给予选举权;赋予自由或权利

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
ento put into, to cause
+
franchiseother
=enfranchise

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The new government decided to enfranchise all citizens over eighteen.

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