disenfranchise
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dis·en·fran·chise
(dĭs′ĕn-frăn′chīz′)tr.v. dis·en·fran·chised, dis·en·fran·chis·ing, dis·en·fran·chis·es
To disfranchise.
dis′en·fran′chise′ment (-chīz′mənt, -chĭz-) n.
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disenfranchise
(ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz) ordisfranchise
vb (tr)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to deprive (a person) of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to deprive (a place) of the right to send representatives to an elected body
3. (Commerce) to deprive (a business concern, etc) of some privilege or right
4. to deprive (a person, place, etc) of any franchise or right
disenfranchisement, disˈfranchisement n
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dis•en•fran•chise
(ˌdɪs ɛnˈfræn tʃaɪz) alsodisfranchise,
v.t. -chised, -chis•ing.
1. to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
2. to deprive of a franchise, privilege, or right.
[1620–30]
dis`en•fran′chise•ment (-tʃaɪz mənt, -tʃɪz-) n.
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disenfranchise
Past participle: disenfranchised
Gerund: disenfranchising
| Imperative |
|---|
| disenfranchise |
| disenfranchise |
| Present |
|---|
| I disenfranchise |
| you disenfranchise |
| he/she/it disenfranchises |
| we disenfranchise |
| you disenfranchise |
| they disenfranchise |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I disenfranchised |
| you disenfranchised |
| he/she/it disenfranchised |
| we disenfranchised |
| you disenfranchised |
| they disenfranchised |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am disenfranchising |
| you are disenfranchising |
| he/she/it is disenfranchising |
| we are disenfranchising |
| you are disenfranchising |
| they are disenfranchising |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have disenfranchised |
| you have disenfranchised |
| he/she/it has disenfranchised |
| we have disenfranchised |
| you have disenfranchised |
| they have disenfranchised |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was disenfranchising |
| you were disenfranchising |
| he/she/it was disenfranchising |
| we were disenfranchising |
| you were disenfranchising |
| they were disenfranchising |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had disenfranchised |
| you had disenfranchised |
| he/she/it had disenfranchised |
| we had disenfranchised |
| you had disenfranchised |
| they had disenfranchised |
| Future |
|---|
| I will disenfranchise |
| you will disenfranchise |
| he/she/it will disenfranchise |
| we will disenfranchise |
| you will disenfranchise |
| they will disenfranchise |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have disenfranchised |
| you will have disenfranchised |
| he/she/it will have disenfranchised |
| we will have disenfranchised |
| you will have disenfranchised |
| they will have disenfranchised |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be disenfranchising |
| you will be disenfranchising |
| he/she/it will be disenfranchising |
| we will be disenfranchising |
| you will be disenfranchising |
| they will be disenfranchising |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been disenfranchising |
| you have been disenfranchising |
| he/she/it has been disenfranchising |
| we have been disenfranchising |
| you have been disenfranchising |
| they have been disenfranchising |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been disenfranchising |
| you will have been disenfranchising |
| he/she/it will have been disenfranchising |
| we will have been disenfranchising |
| you will have been disenfranchising |
| they will have been disenfranchising |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been disenfranchising |
| you had been disenfranchising |
| he/she/it had been disenfranchising |
| we had been disenfranchising |
| you had been disenfranchising |
| they had been disenfranchising |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would disenfranchise |
| you would disenfranchise |
| he/she/it would disenfranchise |
| we would disenfranchise |
| you would disenfranchise |
| they would disenfranchise |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have disenfranchised |
| you would have disenfranchised |
| he/she/it would have disenfranchised |
| we would have disenfranchised |
| you would have disenfranchised |
| they would have disenfranchised |
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Verb 1. disenfranchise - deprive of voting rights
deprive - keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
enfranchise - grant voting rights
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
disenfranchise
vt
person → die bürgerlichen Ehrenrechte aberkennen (+dat); town → das Recht nehmen, einen Abgeordneten ins Parlament zu senden (+dat)
(Comm) → die Konzession entziehen (+dat)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
disenfranchise
[ˈdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz] vt → privare del diritto di voto (Comm) → togliere il privilegio commerciale aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995