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enfranchise

1.	(verb) grant voting rights
	Synonyms: enfranchize
	Related Words: accord, allot, grant
	Antonyms: disenfranchise

2.	(verb) grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century"
	Synonyms: affranchise
	Related Words: liberate, set free