Choose the antonym of the given word :
"DISENFRANCHISE"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → privilege
Disenfranchise means to take away a right or privilege from someone, especially the right to vote. Its antonym is privilege.
Example: The new law threatened to disenfranchise thousands of poor voters.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) throw | to send something through the air with the hand (it has no link with rights) | He threw the ball to his brother. |
| (2) unengage | not a standard English word (the related "disengage" means to release or detach, which has nothing to do with granting rights) | – |
| (3) appoint | to choose someone officially for a job or position (it gives a post, not a right or privilege) | She was appointed principal of the school. |
| (4) privilege (answer) | as a verb, to grant a special right or advantage to someone (disenfranchising takes rights away, privileging grants them) | The old system privileged landowners over tenants. |
| Synonyms of disenfranchise: deprive, disqualify, debar, disempower Antonyms of disenfranchise: enfranchise, empower, entitle, privilege |