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Voter caging and voter ID laws exist to disfranchise voters.
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Meaning of "disfranchise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISFRANCHISE

disfranchise  [dɪsˈfræntʃaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISFRANCHISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disfranchise is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb disfranchise in English.

WHAT DOES DISFRANCHISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Disfranchisement

Disfranchisement is the revocation of the right of suffrage of a person or group of people, or through practices, prevention of a person exercising the right to vote. Disfranchisement may be accomplished explicitly by law or implicitly through requirements applied in a discriminatory fashion, intimidation, or by placing unreasonable requirements on voters for registration or voting.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISFRANCHISE

PRESENT

Present
I disfranchise
you disfranchise
he/she/it disfranchises
we disfranchise
you disfranchise
they disfranchise
Present continuous
I am disfranchising
you are disfranchising
he/she/it is disfranchising
we are disfranchising
you are disfranchising
they are disfranchising
Present perfect
I have disfranchised
you have disfranchised
he/she/it has disfranchised
we have disfranchised
you have disfranchised
they have disfranchised
Present perfect continuous
I have been disfranchising
you have been disfranchising
he/she/it has been disfranchising
we have been disfranchising
you have been disfranchising
they have been disfranchising
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I disfranchised
you disfranchised
he/she/it disfranchised
we disfranchised
you disfranchised
they disfranchised
Past continuous
I was disfranchising
you were disfranchising
he/she/it was disfranchising
we were disfranchising
you were disfranchising
they were disfranchising
Past perfect
I had disfranchised
you had disfranchised
he/she/it had disfranchised
we had disfranchised
you had disfranchised
they had disfranchised
Past perfect continuous
I had been disfranchising
you had been disfranchising
he/she/it had been disfranchising
we had been disfranchising
you had been disfranchising
they had been disfranchising
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will disfranchise
you will disfranchise
he/she/it will disfranchise
we will disfranchise
you will disfranchise
they will disfranchise
Future continuous
I will be disfranchising
you will be disfranchising
he/she/it will be disfranchising
we will be disfranchising
you will be disfranchising
they will be disfranchising
Future perfect
I will have disfranchised
you will have disfranchised
he/she/it will have disfranchised
we will have disfranchised
you will have disfranchised
they will have disfranchised
Future perfect continuous
I will have been disfranchising
you will have been disfranchising
he/she/it will have been disfranchising
we will have been disfranchising
you will have been disfranchising
they will have been disfranchising
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would disfranchise
you would disfranchise
he/she/it would disfranchise
we would disfranchise
you would disfranchise
they would disfranchise
Conditional continuous
I would be disfranchising
you would be disfranchising
he/she/it would be disfranchising
we would be disfranchising
you would be disfranchising
they would be disfranchising
Conditional perfect
I would have disfranchise
you would have disfranchise
he/she/it would have disfranchise
we would have disfranchise
you would have disfranchise
they would have disfranchise
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been disfranchising
you would have been disfranchising
he/she/it would have been disfranchising
we would have been disfranchising
you would have been disfranchising
they would have been disfranchising
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you disfranchise
we let´s disfranchise
you disfranchise
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to disfranchise
Past participle
disfranchised
Present Participle
disfranchising
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISFRANCHISE


advertise
ˈædvəˌtaɪz
affranchise
əˈfræntʃaɪz
analyse
ˈænəˌlaɪz
cockshies
ˈkɒkˌʃaɪz
customize
ˈkʌstəˌmaɪz
disenfranchise
ˌdɪsɪnˈfræntʃaɪz
enfranchise
ɪnˈfræntʃaɪz
enterprise
ˈɛntəˌpraɪz
exercise
ˈɛksəˌsaɪz
eyes
aɪz
fetichize
ˈfɛtɪʃaɪz
franchise
ˈfræntʃaɪz
organize
ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz
otherwise
ˈʌðəˌwaɪz
rise
raɪz
shies
ʃaɪz
size
saɪz
supplies
səˈplaɪz
surprise
səˈpraɪz
wise
waɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISFRANCHISE

disfeaturement
disfellowship
disfellowshipped
disfellowshipping
disfiguration
disfigure
disfigured
disfigurement
disfigurer
disflesh
disfluency
disfluent
disforest
disforestation
disform
disfranchisement
disfrock
disfunction
disfurnish
disfurnishment

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISFRANCHISE

anarchise
anthropomorphise
apostrophise
biographise
catechise
Cochise
fetishise
hierarchise
molochise
monarchise
occupation franchise
sympathise
telepathise
the franchise
theosophise

Synonyms and antonyms of disfranchise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «disfranchise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISFRANCHISE

Find out the translation of disfranchise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disfranchise from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disfranchise» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夺权利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disfranchise
570 millions of speakers

English

disfranchise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

disfranchise
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

disfranchise
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

избирательное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

disfranchise
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভোটাধিকার হরন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

priver du droit de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak disengajakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

disfranchise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

disfranchise
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

disfranchise
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disfranchise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tước quyền công dân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாக்குரிமையைப் பறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हद्दपारी करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

haklarından mahrum etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

annullare la franchigia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

disfranchise
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виборче
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

disfranchise
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στερώ των πολιτικών δικαιωμάτων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kiesrecht beroof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

disfranchise
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

disfranchise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disfranchise

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISFRANCHISE»

The term «disfranchise» is normally little used and occupies the 133.440 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISFRANCHISE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disfranchise

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «DISFRANCHISE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disfranchise.
1
Cynthia McKinney
Voter caging and voter ID laws exist to disfranchise voters.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISFRANCHISE»

Discover the use of disfranchise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disfranchise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Speeches on Political Questions [1850-1868]
It might decide, for example, that in North Carolina, where 631,000 citizens disfranchise 331,000, the government is not republican, and should be made so by extending the franchise. It might do the same in Virginia, where 719,000 citizens ...
George Washington Julian, 1872
2
History of the Thirty-ninth Congress of the United States
It might decide, for example, that in North Carolina, where 631,000 citizens disfranchise 331,000, the government is not republican, and should be made so by extending the franchise. It might do the same in Virginia, where 719,000 citizens ...
William Horatio Barnes, 1868
3
Parliamentary Debates: Official Report : ... Session of the ...
This Bill went to disfranchise a number of persons, and this ought not to be done hastily ; he acknowledged that the splitting of votes was a great evil, but he thought substitutes ought to be provided for those disfranchised, and care should be ...
Thomas C. Hansard, 1813
4
A Rage for Order : Black-White Relations in the American ...
This was true of Republicans, Populists, and independents as well as Democrats, and it was true in the North and West as well as in the South. Politically, the motivation of Massachusetts Republicans in attempting to disfranchise the newly  ...
Chapel Hill Joel Williamson Professor of History University of North Carolina, 1986
5
The Parliamentary Debates (Authorized Edition)
BERESFORD HOPE said, he would point out that the returning officer might disfranchise voters by givin them blotted papers. The right hon. entleman the Vice President of the Council had clearly confessed that that was a new Reform Bill, ...
Great Britain. Parliament, William Cobbett, Thomas Carson Hansard, 1871
6
Living in Infamy: Felon Disfranchisement and the History of ...
language allowing disfranchisement for “any crime,” by adding the require- ment of “duly convicted” and permitting states to disfranchise for felonies and/or infamous crimes only. A similar process played out in the Senate. Republican Willard ...
Pippa Holloway, 2014
7
The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, ...
In preceding sessions hills had passed the Commons to disfranchise the borough of Stafford as being a sink of incurable corruption, but none of them had passed both houses, and Stafford continued defaclo disfranchised by a suspension of ...
8
Cobbetts' Two-penny Trash; Or, Politics for the Poor ...: V. ...
It will immediately disfranchise the out-lying burgesses and freemen, and also disfranchise the scot-and-lot voters; and it will, in a short time, disfranchise the resident burgesses and freemen; while to not one single working man in any part of ...
9
Two Cultures of Rights: The Quest for Inclusion and ...
In The Souls of Black Folk, first published in 1903,W. E. B. Du Bois poignantly criticized Booker T.Washington's accommodations but conceded that “ reasonable restrictions in the suffrage,” even if applied evenly, would disfranchise many ...
Manfred Berg, Martin H. Geyer, 2002
10
Black and African-American Studies: American Dilemma, the ...
Laws can disfranchise Negroes only by making a criterion for voting some characteristic which is found more frequently in the Negro population than in the white and by creating opportunities for local administrative discretion. Extralegal  ...
Gunnar Myrdal, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISFRANCHISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disfranchise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Disfranchise Bangladeshi immigrants'
The governor of India's Assam state, PB Acharya, on Friday suggested that all those who are declared foreigner by the foreigners tribunal, ... «Prothom Alo, Jul 15»
2
Editorial: Renaming Dowling Street
They were also the decades in which states across the South devised laws to disfranchise black Southerners entirely. ," Rice University ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»
3
Days gone by
The Grandfather clause was inserted to disfranchise the negroes and at the same time let the ignorant white vote. We have always held that the ... «Blue Springs Examiner, Jul 15»
4
James Allen Shows How To Buy An Engagement Ring
First, brick and mortar retailers have to offer the same price online as they offer in their stores, in order to not disfranchise their existing stores. «Forbes, Jun 15»
5
Greece offers new plan to avert default, creditors see some hope
Then Merkel even wanted to disfranchise the law makers! And Greece on the other side unwilling and possibly incapable to do anything ... «Forex Factory, Jun 15»
6
Liberals would peel back provisions of Fair Elections Act
The Fair Elections Act barred use of the cards as ID, a move elections experts warned would disfranchise some voters, particularly younger ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jun 15»
7
Ethiopian Jews arrested at rally over racism in Israel
... living in ghettos look like in the wild animals zoo, they systematically disfranchise them from getting good education, jobs, housing and so on. «Awramba Times, Jun 15»
8
Opposition Engage MPs in 3-Hour Reform Discussion
The bill before you seeks to disfranchise us, to concentrate powers in the office of the president and to render this parliament peripheral in the ... «AllAfrica.com, May 15»
9
Leave return of exiles to Museveni alone
They sort of disfranchise their countrymen through this negligence but they all expect to reap big. The whole thing is left to a very busy ... «New Vision, Apr 15»
10
The Emancipation Proclamation wasn't enough: Inside the battle …
... acres or fewer to loyal citizens of any color, disfranchise the rebel leaders, and establish new governments with universal adult male suffrage. «Salon, Apr 15»

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