enfranchise
inf ran chahyz
- v grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude
Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century - v grant voting rights
- While US brought in enfranchisement of her women citizens many years after her independence, India enfranchised her women citizens when she got her independence.
- But the legislators, reluctant to enfranchise black women also, voted no.
- And a lot of the work he's doing to enfranchise broader communities I'm a big fan of.