Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb affranchise

1 sense of affranchise

Sense 1
affranchise, enfranchise -- (grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude; "Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century")
       => liberate, set free -- (grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university")