enfranchise

英 [?n'fr?n(t)?a?z; en-] 美[?n'fr?nt?a?z]
  • vt. 給予選舉權(quán);給予自治權(quán);解放,釋放

英英釋意


1. grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude;
"Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"
2. grant voting rights