Enfranchise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude

grant voting rights

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnfɹˈæntʃaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛnfɹˈantʃaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛnfɹˈantʃaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛnfɹˈæntʃaɪz/.

Examples

Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

affranchise

Antonyms

disenfranchise

Parts of Speech

verb	grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude “Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century”
verb	grant voting rights

Word Forms

enfranchisement

noun

freedom from political subjugation or servitude

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entrechten

Freiheit gewähren; wie aus Sklaverei oder Knechtschaft

🇫🇷French

affranchir

accorder la liberté à ; comme de l'esclavage ou de la servitude

🇪🇸Spanish

emancipar

conceder libertad a; como de esclavitud o servidumbre

🇮🇹Italian

affrancare

concedere la libertà a; come dalla schiavitù o dalla servitù

🇳🇱Dutch

stemrecht geven

vrijheid verlenen aan; als uit slavernij of dienstbaarheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

emancipar

conceder liberdade a; como da escravidão ou servidão

🇷🇺Russian

предоставить избирательное право

предоставить свободу; как от рабства или подневольного состояния

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मताधिकार देना

को स्वतंत्रता प्रदान करें; जैसे गुलामी या गुलामी से

🇧🇩Bengali

ভোটাধিকার

স্বাধীনতা প্রদান; যেমন দাসত্ব বা দাসত্ব থেকে

🇮🇳Tamil

உரிமையளிப்பு

சுதந்திரம் கொடுங்கள்; அடிமைத்தனம் அல்லது அடிமைத்தனத்திலிருந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

హక్కును పొందు

స్వేచ్ఛ ఇవ్వండి; బానిసత్వం లేదా దాస్యం నుండి

🇮🇳Marathi

मताधिकार

स्वातंत्र्य द्या; गुलामगिरी किंवा गुलामगिरीतून

🇮🇳Gujarati

મતાધિકાર

સ્વતંત્રતા આપો; ગુલામી અથવા ગુલામીમાંથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಕ್ಕುದಾರಿಕೆ

ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ನೀಡಿ; ಗುಲಾಮಗಿರಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಲಾಮಗಿರಿಯಿಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എൻഫ്രാഞ്ചൈസ്

സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യം നൽകുക; അടിമത്തത്തിൽ നിന്നോ അടിമത്തത്തിൽ നിന്നോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧਿਕਾਰ

ਨੂੰ ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ ਦਿਓ; ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਗੁਲਾਮੀ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਲਾਮੀ ਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

حق رائے دہی

کو آزادی دینا؛ جیسا کہ غلامی یا غلامی سے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

授予选举权

给予自由；如来自奴隶制或奴役

🇯🇵Japanese

フランチャイズ化する

～する自由を与える。奴隷制や隷属からのように

🇰🇷Korean

선거권을 부여하다

자유를 부여하다; 노예 제도나 노예 생활에서와 마찬가지로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhượng quyền

trao quyền tự do cho; như từ chế độ nô lệ hoặc nô lệ

🇹🇭Thai

สิทธิพิเศษ

ให้เสรีภาพแก่; จากการเป็นทาสหรือความเป็นทาส

🇮🇩Indonesian

membebaskan

memberikan kebebasan kepada; seperti dari perbudakan atau penghambaan

🇵🇭Filipino

magkaroon ng prangkisa

magbigay ng kalayaan sa; bilang mula sa pagkaalipin o pagkaalipin

🇲🇾Malay

mendapatkan hak milik

memberikan kebebasan kepada; seperti dari perhambaan atau perhambaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تحرر

منح الحرية ل؛ كما من العبودية أو العبودية

🇮🇷Persian

حق رای دادن

اعطای آزادی به؛ مانند بردگی یا بندگی

🇹🇷Turkish

oy kullanma hakkını vermek

özgürlük vermek; kölelik veya kulluktan olduğu gibi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לזכות בזיכיון

להעניק חופש ל; כמו מעבדות או עבדות

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