enfranchise
verb (used with object)
to admit to citizenship, especially to the right of voting.
enfranchising
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present participleof enfranchise.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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In one fell swoop, Congress used its guarantee clause authority to establish multiracial democracy where human bondage had previously held sway, enfranchising huge numbers of formerly enslaved Black Americans and remaking Southern society.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
"Those are two great examples of private sector firms enfranchising themselves in our mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower."
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025
Successors Terry McAuliffe and Ralph Northam, both Democrats, went further, enfranchising about 300,000.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
“To have the person who was always part of enfranchising the community be disenfranchised the way he was, was unconscionable,” Norton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
There was, therefore, reason to expect that the enfranchising clauses would bear the same interpretation, inasmuch as they were confessedly offered as an equivalent for the increased liabilities.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
