affranchise
affranchise · affranchises · affranchised · affranchising
To free from obligation, servitude or serviceTo free from obligation, servitude or service.
/əˈfɹænˌt͡ʃaɪz/
Meaning
1 sensesTo free from obligation, servitude or service.
Eventually, the intention was that they should affranchise all the slaves.
More definitions
- grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude
Origin
From late Middle English affranchysen, from Old French afranchiss-, long stem of afranchirFrom late Middle English affranchysen, from Old French afranchiss-, long stem of afranchir (modern French affranchir), from a- + franchir (“to free”). By surface analysis, af- + franchise.
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Forms
affranchises, affranchising, affranchised, affranchised| Base form | affranchise · to affranchise |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | affranchises |
| Present participle | affranchising |
| Past simple | affranchised |
| Past participle | affranchised |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude:enfranchise
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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