disenfranchise
verb (used with object)
to deprive (a person) of a right or privilege of citizenship, especially the right to vote.
has disenfranchised
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present perfectof disenfranchise (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately, in many communities this new and fast-growing sport has disenfranchised many.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 2, 2022
They also know that the traditional media has disenfranchised 50%, and they don’t want to make that mistake.
From Time ● May 19, 2016
Soviet law from the first has disenfranchised the previously privileged and exalted classes in Russia: the nobility, the priesthood, members of the former fighting and civil services.
From Time Magazine Archive
