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disfranchise

American  
[dis-fran-chahyz] / dɪsˈfræn tʃaɪz /

verb (used with object)

disfranchised, disfranchising

  1. a less common variant of disenfranchise.

disfranchise British  
/ dɪsˈfræntʃaɪz /

verb

  1. another word for disenfranchise

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Etymology

Origin of disfranchise

A late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at dis- 1, franchise

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Disfranchise, dis-fran′chiz, v.t. to deprive of a franchise, or of rights and privileges, esp. that of voting for a M.P.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

If another complained of their venality, we replied, "Disfranchise them or put them in jail."

From The Souls of Black Folk by Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)

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