emancipate
verb (used with object)
to free from restraint, influence, or the like.
was emancipating
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past progressiveof emancipate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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When Daenerys Targaryen, Mother of Dragons, seized Astapor and Yunkai in Essos her immediate priority was emancipating the slave populations of those cities.
From Salon ● May 1, 2016
Then, as Italy was emancipating herself, they grew bolder, and, incited by societies of Polish exiles, all over Europe, demanded more: that they be given independence.
From A Short History of Russia by Mary Platt Parmele
