emancipated
Americanadjective
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not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc..
a modern, emancipated woman.
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freed, as from slavery or bondage.
Other Word Forms
- unemancipated adjective
Etymology
Origin of emancipated
First recorded in 1720–30; emancipate + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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When Buzzard was in the 11th grade at Santa Maria High School, she filed a petition to be emancipated from Miranda, according to court records.
From Los Angeles Times
Abraham practically brings the house down with “Independently Owned,” an anthem to her character’s emancipated spirit.
From Los Angeles Times
There is a lot of doublespeak, that as women, we have never been as emancipated and free to do what we want as we are today.
From Salon
At 15, Skye sought to be legally emancipated because other child actors had done the same as a means of averting the legal requirements of minors on set.
From Los Angeles Times
The group’s name derives from Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s unfulfilled promise to grant some emancipated slaves “40 acres and a mule” to help them start over after the Civil War.
From Los Angeles Times
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