ENFRANCHISING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

enfranchising

verb

present participle of enfranchise

as in freeing

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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Recent Examples of enfranchising The Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, as Michael Waldman writes in The Fight to Vote, was even blunter than Sumner about the necessity of enfranchising Black men. — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026

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Glossier You’s compact solid perfume slips into my purse, freeing up suitcase space and giving me one less liquid to fit into my toiletries bag before airport security.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2026
But Sai counters with not caring what people think is freeing and that maybe that is what Daisy needs.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of freeing

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According to the Joey’s Friends website, the organization focuses on rescuing animals that have experienced abuse, neglect or the threat of euthanasia in overcrowded shelters.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
While rescuing the siblings, Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries) is captured by Luke’s forces and taken to the titan Atlas at an enemy stronghold in California, where she is forced to bear the weight of the sky in place of goddess Artemis or Luke.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of rescuing

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Authorities have a pending identification of the suspect and are not releasing it at this time, Losat said.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Rather than simply releasing it into the environment, some facilities can recover this heat and supply it to nearby homes and businesses through district heating networks.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of releasing

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Deputies began life-saving measures and called for medics from the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Moving Money Around The party’s top Senate super PAC pulled down several weeks’ worth of ads in those two Southern states in recent weeks, per information shared with Semafor, saving $22 million in North Carolina and $11 million in Georgia.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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