Select the word that is closest in meaning (SYNONYM) to the word given below.
Enfranchise

Correct option is A

The correct synonym of the given word is (a) Emancipate.

Given word – Enfranchise:

• Meaning: To give someone the right to vote or to grant rights/freedom. (Hindi meaning: अधिकार देना / मताधिकार देना)
• Example: The reform aimed to enfranchise young voters.

Correct answer word – Emancipate:

• Meaning: To set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; to liberate. (Hindi meaning: मुक्त करना / आज़ाद करना)
• Example: New laws helped emancipate workers from unfair contracts.

Synonyms of Enfranchise:

• empower, free, liberate, grant rights

Antonyms of Enfranchise:

• disenfranchise, restrict, oppress

Meanings of all the other given options:

• (b) Restrain – To hold back or control (रोकना).
• (c) Incarcerate – To imprison (कैद करना).
• (d) Substitute – To replace (बदलना).

So the correct answer is (a)