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emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪt] vb (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 3. to liberate (a slave) from bondage [from Latin ēmancipāre to give independence (to a son), from mancipāre to transfer property, from manceps a purchaser; see manciple] emancipated adj emancipative adj emancipist , emancipator n emancipatory [ɪˈmænsɪpətərɪ -trɪ] adj ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
emancipate verb free, release, liberate, set free, deliver, discharge, let out, let loose, untie, unchain, enfranchise, unshackle, disencumber, unfetter, unbridle, disenthral, manumit the war which preserved the Union and emancipated the slaves bind, capture, enthral, shackle, yoke, enslave, subjugate, fetter, enchain Translations emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt] vt (= liberate) [+ women, minority group] → émanciper; [+ slaves] → affranchir to emancipate sb from sth → émanciper qn de qch to emancipate o.s. → s'émanciper to emancipate o.s. from sth → se libérer de qch emancipate vt women → emanzipieren; slaves → freilassen; country, people → befreien; (fig) → emanzipieren, befreien, frei machen; to emancipate oneself → sich emanzipieren emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪt] vt (women, slaves) → emancipare (fig) → liberare emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪt] vt (women, slaves) → emancipare (fig) → liberare v emancipate [iˈmӕnsipeit] to set free from slavery or other strict or unfair control. vrymaak, vrystel يُحَرِّر، يُعْتِق (من العُبودِيَّه) емнаципирам osvobodit frigøre; frigive befreien απελευθερώνω emancipar vabastama از قید چیزی آزاد کردن؛ رهانیدن vapauttaa émanciper לְשָחרֵר मुक्त करना emancipirati emancipál membebaskan leysa úr ánauð emancipare 解放する 해방하다 išlaisvinti emancipēt, atbrīvot membebaskan emanciperen frigjøre, emansipere, frigi wyzwalać emancipar a (se) emancipa эмансипировать emancipovať sa osvoboditi osloboditi frigöra, emancipera เป็นอิสระ özgürlük vermek 解放;解脫 емансипувати; розкріпачувати بندش سے آزاد کرنا giải phóng 解放;解脱 n eˌmanciˈpation vryheid, emansipasie تَحْرير، إعْتاق (من العُبودِيَّه) еманципация osvobození frigørelse; frigivelse die Befreiung απελευθέρωση emancipación vabastamine آزادی؛ رهاسازی vapautus émancipation שִחרוּר, חֵירוּת मुक्ति, मोक्ष emancipacija emancipáció pembebasan, emansipasi frelsun emancipazione 解放 해방 emancipacija emancipācija, atbrīvošana pembebasan emancipatie -frigjøring, emansipering, frigivelse emancypacja emancipação emancipare эмансипация emancipácia osvoboditev emancipacija frigörelse, emancipation การปลดปล่อยให้เป็นอิสระ özgürlük verme 解放;解脫 емансипація; розкріпачення قید سے آزادی sự giải phóng 解放;解脱 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Yes, but they are a minority; and, if we should begin to emancipate to any extent, we should soon hear from you. There was no use in trying to emancipate a wife who had not the dimmest notion that she was not free; and he had long since discovered that May's only use of the liberty she supposed herself to possess would be to lay it on the altar of her wifely adoration. So they emancipate themselves, break the yoke of the architect, and take themselves off, each one in its own direction. |
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