emancipate (redirected from emancipations)

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.

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[Latin mancipre, mancipt- : -, ex-, ex- + mancipre, to sell, transfer (from manceps, mancip-, purchaser; see man-² in Indo-European roots).]

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

e·manci·pator n.

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emancipate

Verb

[-pating, -pated] to free from social, political, or legal restrictions [Latin emancipare to give independence (to a son)]

emancipation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	emancipate - give equal rights to; of women and minorities liberate 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 servitude manumit set free, liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

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emancipate

verb free, release, liberate, set free, deliver, discharge, let out, let loose, untie, unchain, enfranchise, unshackle, disencumber, unfetter, unbridle, disenthral, manumit << OPPOSITE enslave

Translations

emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt] vt → emancipar

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emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt] vt → émanciper

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emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt] vt (women) → emanzipieren;

(poor) → befreien;

(slave) → freilassen

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emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt] vt → emancipare