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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude;
- Example: "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"
[syn: affranchise, enfranchise]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Affranchise \Af*fran"chise\, v. t. [F. affranchir; ? (L. ad) +
   franc free. See Franchise and Frank.]
   To make free; to enfranchise. --Johnson.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

affranchise
    v 1: grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves
         were enfranchised in the mid-19th century" [syn:
         affranchise, enfranchise]