effranchise

ef·franch·ise
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UK/ɛˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪz/UK/-ˈfɹɑːn-/

verb

Synonym of enfranchise (“to grant (someone or something) a franchise or privilege”).

Similar
enfranchise
OriginEnglish franchiseder.? ← Middle English ex- ← Middle French ex- →
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Meanings

verbeffranchise (third-person singular simple present effranchises, present participle effranchising, simple past and past participle effranchised)

present singular third person effranchises · participle present effranchising · participle past effranchised · past effranchised

  1. archaictransitiveSynonym of enfranchise (“to grant (someone or something) a franchise or privilege”).

    Synonyms: enfranchise

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of enfranchise (“to grant (someone or something) a franchise or privilege”).

Similar
enfranchise
Also see
enfranchise

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Middle Frenchex-
  7. Middle Englishex-
  8. Englishex-der.?
  9. Englishfranchiseder.?
  10. Englisheffranchise

Origin uncertain; possibly from ef- (a variant of ex- (prefix meaning ‘out of’)) + franchise (“to invest (someone) with a franchise or privilege”), possibly modelled after effranchiss-, a stem of Old French esfranchir, from es- (prefix denoting movement away from or separation) + franchir (“to set free”) (see further at enfranchise).

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APA

effranchise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effranchise

MLA

“effranchise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effranchise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effranchise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effranchise.

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