disfranchise

[ dis-fran-chahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·fran·chised, dis·fran·chis·ing.

1. a less common variant of disenfranchise.

disfranchise

/ dɪsˈfræntʃaɪz /

verb

1. another word for disenfranchise

Other Words From

• dis·fran·chise·ment [dis-, fran, -chahyz-m, uh, nt, -chiz-], noun
• dis·fran·chis·er noun
• non·dis·fran·chised adjective
• un·dis·fran·chised adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disfranchise¹

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

Example Sentences

Black Mississippians account for 36% of the state's voting age population but 59% of those who have been disfranchised for life due to a felony conviction.

From Reuters

Soumahoro says with a smile that he will have the "best suntan" in parliament, but is adamant that he intends to speak for the poor and disfranchised, regardless of their colour.

From Reuters

Douglass, as part of a delegation of Black Americans that visited the White House to argue for Black suffrage, told Johnson, “You enfranchise your enemies and disfranchise your friends.”

From New York Times

The trouble is that as white people become a minority in the US, efforts to disfranchise non-white voters necessarily become ever more crude and ever more desperate, but cannot be guaranteed to produce results.

From The Guardian

It added that a significant number of voters were disfranchised because polling stations did not open, adding that even those people who were able to vote did so "in a context of fear and anxiety".

From BBC

Related Words

• coerce
• deprive
• disenfranchise
• imprison
• incarcerate
• oppress
• shackle
• subjugate
• suppress