1. gives the right to vote to a person or group
Usage: third person singular present tense
2. grants freedom or citizenship rights to someone
Usage: third person singular present tense; formal

Examples

• The new law enfranchises all citizens over eighteen years old.
• This amendment enfranchises women for the first time in the nation’s history.
• The government enfranchises former prisoners after they complete their sentences.
• The constitution enfranchises every adult regardless of property ownership.
• The reform movement enfranchises previously excluded minority groups.
• The legislation enfranchises immigrants who have lived here for five years.