disenfranchise
verb (used with object)
to deprive (a person) of a right or privilege of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
had disenfranchised
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past perfectof disenfranchise.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Two wayward sisters, whom Barry Jr. had disenfranchised, equally unsurprisingly felt entitled to more than a dividend of one-half of 1% a year on the value of their holdings.
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