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disenfranchise

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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dis·en·fran·chise /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/ verb [transitive]  PPVto take away someone’s rights, especially their right to vote 剥夺〔某人〕的权利〔尤指选举权〕disenfranchisement /-tʃɪzmənt $ -tʃaɪz-/ noun [uncountable]
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Examples from the Corpus
disenfranchiseIf you don't get your name on the electoral register you may be disenfranchised.Nor was it in 1967, when decisions to disenfranchise as well as to enfranchise were a possibility.Under the new régime we would be the first province to disenfranchise them.
dis·en·fran·chise verbChineseSyllable
take away their Corpus someone’s to especially rights,


disenfranchise
disenfranchise /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/ verb [transitive]
to take away someone’s rights, especially their right to vote
—disenfranchisement /-tʃɪzmənt $ -tʃaɪz-/ noun [uncountable]


dis·en·fran·chiseBrE /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they disenfranchise BrE /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it disenfranchises BrE /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪzɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪzɪz/ 🔊past simple disenfranchised BrE /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪzd/ 🔊past participle disenfranchised BrE /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪzd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪzd/ 🔊 -ing form disenfranchising BrE /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪzɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to take away sb's rights, especially their right to vote 剥夺(某人)的权利(尤指选举权) OPP enfranchise