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verb
To deprive someone of some privilege, especially the right to vote; to disenfranchise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
deprive of voting rights
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: disenfranchise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deprive
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English franchise English disfranchise From dis- + franchise.
