emancipate
[ ih-man-suh-peyt ]
/ ɪˈmæn səˌpeɪt /
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 slave) from bondage.
Roman and Civil Law. to terminate paternal control over.
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email, emalangeni, emanant, emanate, emanation, emancipate, emancipated, emancipation, emancipation proclamation, emancipationist, emanuel
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e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjectivee·man·ci·pa·tor, nounnon·e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjectiveun·e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjectiveSynonym study
1, 2. See release.
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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
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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