ENFRANCHISES Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

enfranchises

verb

present tense third-person singular of enfranchise

as in frees

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time

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Until, that is, Marnûkh turns on the other Orcs and frees his Elf companion.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2026
Debt relief frees money for students, research and aging buildings.

— Lamell J. McMorris, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of frees

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One self attends to these demands, but this liberates a second self to imagine or to interrogate, to dream or to remember, to plan or to play.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
It’s long ceased to be a neighborhood that puts on airs, an attitude that liberates us all tonight.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

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The fictional planet’s volcanic landscape releases gases such as sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, both of which are hazardous at high concentrations.

— Alix Freckelton, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026
Generally, the center releases migratory birds on forest preserve property.

— Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of releases

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Channel ports, housing for asylum seekers and even the lifeboat charity that rescues people in danger at sea have been targeted by anti-migrant protests encouraged by far-right activists.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
As per the synopsis, that changes when her reckless nephew impulsively rescues a baby gorilla from the window of a London department store and, ignoring her protests, leaves her no option but to take him in.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2026

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