All disfranchise synonyms
disΒ·franΒ·chise
D d verb disfranchise
- prohibit β to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- rule out β a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
- suspend β to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
- bar β A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
- invalidate β to render invalid; discredit.
- preclude β to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- incarcerate β to imprison; confine.
- suppress β to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- deprive β If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
- coerce β If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to.
- shackle β a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist, ankle, etc.; fetter.
- imprison β to confine in or as if in a prison.
- subjugate β to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
- oppress β to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power: a people oppressed by totalitarianism.
- disenfranchise β to disfranchise.
- paralyze β to affect with paralysis.
- bate β (of hawks) to jump violently from a perch or the falconer's fist, often hanging from the leash while struggling to escape
- debar β If you are debarred from doing something, you are prevented from doing it by a law or regulation.
- incapacitate β to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
- disable β make not work
- impair β to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- nix β nothing.
- unfit β not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable: He was unfit for his office.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- disenable β to deprive of ability; make unable; prevent.
- fetter β a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- subdue β to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- restrict β to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- circumscribe β If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
- tether β a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- subject β that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- capture β If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
- chain β A chain consists of metal rings connected together in a line.
- compel β If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.
- restrain β to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
- tie β to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
- dominate β to rule over; govern; control.
- indenture β a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
- yoke β a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal. Compare harness (def 1).
- hobble β to walk lamely; limp.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- confine β To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
- bind β If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
- immure β to enclose within walls.
- jail β a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- paralyse β to affect with paralysis.
- cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.