Disfranchise
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Disfranchise is a verb meaning (transitive) To deprive someone of some privilege, especially the right to vote; to disenfranchise.
Meaning
(transitive) To deprive someone of some privilege, especially the right to vote; to disenfranchise.
Example Sentences
Jewish culture, the product of a small, oppressed, and disfranchised dwindling and scattered minority.
Word Forms
- disfranchises
- disfranchising
- disfranchised
Synonyms for disfranchise
Depending on context, synonyms include disenfranchise.
Antonyms for disfranchise
Common opposites include enfranchise, enfranchize.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disenfranchise, divest, deprivilege, disentitle, disempower, disprivilege.
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