1. to give the right to vote to a person or group
2. to free from slavery or servitude
Usage: historical

Examples

• The 19th Amendment enfranchised women in 1920.
• Many countries gradually enfranchised all adult citizens regardless of property ownership.
• The civil rights movement fought to enfranchise African Americans.
• New legislation will enfranchise citizens living overseas.
• The revolution aimed to enfranchise the common people.
• Lincoln’s proclamation helped enfranchise enslaved people.
• Democratic reforms enfranchised previously excluded groups.