emancipate
[ ih-man-suh-peyt ]
/ ɪˈmæn səˌpeɪt /
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verb (used with object), e·man·ci·pat·ed, e·man·ci·pat·ing.
to free from restraint, influence, or the like.
to free (a person) from bondage or slavery.
Roman and Civil Law. to terminate paternal control over.
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Origin of emancipate
synonym study for emancipate
1, 2. See release.
OTHER WORDS FROM emancipate
e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjectivee·man·ci·pa·tor, nounnon·e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjectiveun·e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjectiveWords nearby emancipate
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emancipate
/ (ɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to free from restriction or restraint, esp social or legal restraint
(often passive) to free from the inhibitions imposed by conventional morality
to liberate (a slave) from bondage
Derived forms of emancipate
emancipated, adjectiveemancipative, adjectiveemancipator or emancipist, nounemancipatory (ɪˈmænsɪpətərɪ, -trɪ), adjectiveWord Origin for emancipate
C17: from Latin ēmancipāre to give independence (to a son), from mancipāre to transfer property, from manceps a purchaser; see manciple
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