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emancipate
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e·man·ci·pate  (-mns-pt)
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 mancipre, mancipt- : -, ex-, ex- + mancipre, to sell, transfer (from manceps, mancip-, purchaser; see man-2 in Indo-European roots).]

e·manci·pative, e·manci·pa·tory (-p-tôr, -tr) adj.
e·manci·pator n.

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

emancipate - Means "to free from legal, political, social control or restraint by others," and "to free from bondage." The word's Latin elements are manus, "hand," and capere, "to take," and first meant "to release or set free."
See also related terms for country.

emancipate - Derives from Latin e-, "out," and mancipare, "deliver as property; transfer, sell."
See also related terms for transfer.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.emancipate - give equal rights to; of women and minorities
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
2.emancipate - free from slavery or servitudeemancipate - free from slavery or servitude      
set free, liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

emancipate
Translations
emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt] VT [+ women, slaves] → emancipar (fig) → liberar

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 womenemanzipieren; slavesfreilassen; country, peoplebefreien; (fig)emanzipieren, befreien, frei machen; to emancipate oneselfsich emanzipieren

emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪt] vt (women, slaves) → emancipare (fig) → liberare

emancipate
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
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


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