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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•man•ci•pat•ed (i man′sə pā′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc.:a modern, emancipated woman.
- freed, as from slavery or bondage.
- emancipate + -ed2 1720–30
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•man•ci•pate /ɪˈmænsəˌpeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -pat•ed, -pat•ing. - to make (someone) free from social, political, or legal restraint; set free;
liberate:to emancipate slaves. e•man•ci•pa•tion /ɪˌmænsəˈpeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]e•man•ci•pa•tor, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•man•ci•pate (i man′sə pāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -pat•ed, -pat•ing. - to free from restraint, influence, or the like.
- to free (a slave) from bondage.
- Law[Roman and Civil Law.]to terminate paternal control over.
- Latin ēmancipātus (past participle of ēmancipāre) freed from control, equivalent. to ē- e- + man(us) hand + -cip- (combining form of capere to seize) + -ātus -ate1
- 1615–25
e•man′ci•pa′tive, adj. e•man′ci•pa′tor, n. - 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See release.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: emancipate /ɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪt/ vb (transitive)- to free from restriction or restraint, esp social or legal restraint
- (often passive) to free from the inhibitions imposed by conventional morality
- to liberate (a slave) from bondage
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ēmancipāre to give independence (to a son), from mancipāre to transfer property, from manceps a purchaser; see mancipleeˈmanciˌpated adj eˈmanciˌpative adj eˈmanciˌpator n emancipatory /ɪˈmænsɪpətərɪ -trɪ/ adj |