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Definition of disenfranchise verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

disenfranchise

verb

NAmE//ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz//

disenfranchise somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disenfranchise

he / she / it disenfranchises

past simple disenfranchised

-ing form disenfranchising

to take away someone's rights, especially their right to vote opposite enfranchise

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