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enfranchise

v.
US //ɪnˈfɹænˌtʃaɪz// UK //ɛnfɹˈɑːntʃaɪz// en·fran·chise Archaic
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From Old French enfranchir (“to set free, enfranchise”), from en- (“in”) + franchir (“to set free”), equivalent to en- + franchise.

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