| 单词 | disenfranchise |
| 释义 | disenfranchise (once / 20556 pages) v Enfranchise means to give someone the right to vote. Disenfranchise means to take it away. The U.S. has a shameful history of disenfranchising African-American citizens through bogus laws and outright intimidation. Being disenfranchised can make you feel like you don't belong or that you have no power. When kids feel disenfranchised in school––when they feel like what they're being asked to learn doesn't matter, or that their teachers don't care about them, that whether they try or not they're going to fail––they stop learning. WORD FAMILYdisenfranchise: disenfranchised, disenfranchisement, disenfranchises, disenfranchising+/disfranchise: disfranchised, disfranchisement, disfranchises, disfranchising/disfranchisement: disfranchisements/enfranchise: disenfranchise, enfranchised, enfranchisement, enfranchises, enfranchising/enfranchisement: enfranchisements/franchise: disfranchise, enfranchise, franchised, franchises, franchising USAGE EXAMPLESEven Republican-dominated county election boards refused to rely on such weak “evidence” to disenfranchise voters. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) If political violence was the fuel of the redemption machine, new disenfranchising laws comprised its chassis and the Democratic party was its engineer. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) And in short order, they raised new barriers, disenfranchising black North Carolinians and blocking Fusion from resurgence. Slate(Dec 15, 2016) v deprive of voting rights Syn|Ant|Hyper disfranchise enfranchise grant voting rights deprive keep from having, keeping, or obtaining |
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