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affranchise

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈfræntʃaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə fran′chīz)

Inflections of 'affranchise' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

affranchises: v 3rd person singular

affranchising: v pres p

affranchised: v past

affranchised: v past p

af•fran•chise (ə fran′chīz),USA pronunciation v.t., -chised, -chis•ing.

to free from a state of dependence, servitude, or obligation.

Middle French afranchiss-, long stem of afranchir, verb, verbal derivative, with a- a-⁵, of franc free; see frank¹
late Middle English 1450–1500

af•fran′chise•ment, n.

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affranchise /əˈfræntʃaɪz/ vb

(transitive) to release from servitude or an obligation

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French afranchiss-, a stem of afranchir, from franchir to free; see frankafˈfranchisement n

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