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e·man·ci·pate

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–verb (used with object), -pat·ed, -pat·ing.

1.	to free from restraint, influence, or the like.

2.	to free (a slave) from bondage.

3.	Roman and Civil Law. to terminate paternal control over.

[Origin: 1615–25; < L émancipātus (ptp. of émancipāre) freed from control, equiv. to é- e- + man(us) hand + -cip- (comb. form of capere to seize) + -ātus -ate¹

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—Related forms

e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjective

e·man·ci·pa·tor, noun

—Synonyms 1, 2. See release.

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e·man·ci·pate Audio Help (ĭ-mān'sə-pāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. e·man·ci·pat·ed, e·man·ci·pat·ing, e·man·ci·pates

To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate.
Law To release (a child) from the control of parents or a guardian.

[Latin ēmancipāre, ēmancipāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + mancipāre, to sell, transfer (from manceps, mancip-, purchaser; see man-² in Indo-European roots).]

e·man'ci·pa'tive, e·man'ci·pa·to'ry (-pə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj., e·man'ci·pa'tor n.

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