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emancipate

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e⋅man⋅ci⋅pate

  [i-man-suh-peyt]
–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.
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Origin:
1615–25; < L ēmancipātus (ptp. of ēmancipāre) freed from control, equiv. to ē- e- + man(us) hand + -cip- (comb. form of capere to seize) + -ātus -ate 1

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

  1. To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate.

  2. 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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Word Origin & History

emancipate 
1605, from L. emancipatus, pp. of emancipare "declare (someone) free, give up one's authority over," in Roman law, the freeing of a son or wife from the legal authority (patria potestas) of the pater familias, to make his or her own way in the world; from ex- "out, away" + mancipare "deliver, transfer or sell," from mancipum "ownership," from manus "hand" (see manual) + capere "take" (see capable). Adopted in the cause of religious toleration (17c.), then anti-slavery (1776). Also used in ref. to women who free themselves from conventional customs (1850). Emancipation in the slavery sense is from 1785.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: eman·ci·pate
Pronunciation: i-'man-s&-"pAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -pat·ed; -pat·ing
1 : to free from restraint, control, or the power of another; especially : to free from bondage <emancipated the slaves> —compare ENFRANCHISE
2 : to release from the care, responsibility, and control of one's parents —compare AGE OF MAJORITY, LEGAL AGE
NOTE: The circumstances under which a minor may become emancipated vary from state to state. In many states, however, the marriage of a minor results in his or her emancipation.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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