disfranchise en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English franchise English disfranchise From dis- + franchise.
Meanings
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(transitive) To deprive someone of some privilege, especially the right to vote; to disenfranchise.
Jewish culture, the product of a small, oppressed, and disfranchised dwindling and scattered minority.
1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 175:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disfranchises | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disfranchising | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disfranchised | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disfranchised | Tense=Past | lexicographic |