Synonyms of enfranchise

enfranchise

verb

in-ˈfran-ˌchīz 

as in to liberate

to set free (as from slavery or confinement)

in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liberate
• free
• release
• emancipate
• rescue
• save
• manumit
• loosen
• enlarge
• unbind
• unfetter
• turn loose
• loose
• unchain
• spring
• discharge
• uncage
• disenthrall
• redeem
• bail (out)
• extricate
• parole
• disengage
• ransom
• disentangle
• deliver
• disencumber
• disembarrass
• unshackle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restrain
• confine
• bind
• fetter
• enchain
• commit
• jail
• imprison
• shackle
• incarcerate
• handcuff
• lock (up)
• subjugate
• enslave
• conquer
• subdue
• trammel
• intern
• manacle
• immure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enfranchise

Open primaries would enfranchise more than a million New York voters, who are disproportionately young and represent communities of color. — John Avlon, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025

About a year after the infirmary team returned to the United States, the 19th Amendment became law, enfranchising 27 million women, the largest expansion of voting rights in American history. — Amy Sohn, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025

Some other states specifically prohibit localities from enfranchising noncitizens. — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025

After the Third Reform Act of 1884, six of 10 adult Englishmen were enfranchised. — Geoffrey Wheatcroft, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025