emancipated

[ih-man-suh-pey-tid]

adjective

1. not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc..

   a modern, emancipated woman.

2. freed, as from slavery or bondage.

Other Word Forms

• unemancipated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emancipated¹

First recorded in 1720–30; emancipate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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

"We supported her, she tried to get emancipated. It ended up not working out and she didn’t."

From Salon

Related Words

• autonomous 
• democratic 
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• independent 
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