emancipate
verb (used with object)
to free from restraint, influence, or the like.
emancipating
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present participleof emancipate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“I Color Myself Different” is really about the emancipating power of self-love.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022
“When kids are emancipating, they want to leave everything to do with their youth behind,” she said.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2022
Brown, who gained attention with her innovative bestseller "Good and Cheap," aptly titles her emancipating latest work "Good Enough. A Cookbook."
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2022
Robbie said she reveled in the chance to put a different spin on Quinn, considering the newfound freedom she now has since emancipating herself from the emotional grips of Mr. J.
From Fox News ● Aug. 5, 2021
It was Grattan's fervent wish that the Volunteers, their emancipating task accomplished, should dissolve and leave the parliament to carry out its work.
From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan
