emancipate

[ ih-man-suh-peyt ]
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verb (used with object),e·man·ci·pat·ed, e·man·ci·pat·ing.
  1. to free from restraint, influence, or the like.

  2. to free (a person) from bondage or slavery.

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

Origin of emancipate

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First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ēmancipātus (past participle of ēmancipāre ) “freed from control,” equivalent to ē- “out of, from” (see e-1) + man(us) “hand” + -cip- (combining form of capere “to seize”) + -ātus past participle suffix (see -ate1)

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1, 2. See release.

Other words from emancipate

  • e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjective
  • e·man·ci·pa·tor, noun
  • non·e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjective
  • un·e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for emancipate

emancipate

/ (ɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪt) /


verb(tr)
  1. to free from restriction or restraint, esp social or legal restraint

  2. (often passive) to free from the inhibitions imposed by conventional morality

  1. to liberate (a slave) from bondage

Origin of emancipate

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C17: from Latin ēmancipāre to give independence (to a son), from mancipāre to transfer property, from manceps a purchaser; see manciple

Derived forms of emancipate

  • emancipated, adjective
  • emancipative, adjective
  • emancipator or emancipist, noun
  • emancipatory (ɪˈmænsɪpətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

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