affranchise

[US]/əˈfræŋ.ʃaɪz/
[UK]/əˈfrænʃaɪz/

Translation

v.to free from slavery or restraint; to emancipate; to grant civil rights to someone who previously lacked them
Word Forms
Third Person Singularaffranchises
Present Participleaffranchising
Past Tenseaffranchised
Past Participleaffranchised

Phrases & Collocations

affranchise from obligation

affranchise a prisoner

affranchise intellectual property

Example Sentences

to affranchise someone means to set them free from obligations or restrictions.

the new law aims to affranchise individuals from bureaucratic red tape.

he felt the need to affranchise himself from his past mistakes.

the revolution sought to affranchise the people from their oppressors.

it was a difficult process to affranchise the company from its outdated practices.

the artist sought to affranchise herself from conventional artistic norms.

his goal was to affranchise his mind from negative thoughts.

the therapist helped her affranchise herself from the trauma of her childhood.

he wanted to affranchise his business from government regulations.

the organization worked to affranchise women from societal constraints.

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