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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
Verb
[-pating, -pated] to free from social, political, or legal restrictions [Latin emancipare to give independence (to a son)]
emancipation n
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 servitude
set free, liberate - grant freedom to; "The students liberated their slaves upon graduating from the university"

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] vtemancipar

emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt] vtémanciper

emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt] vt (women) → emanzipieren;
(poor) → befreien;
(slave) → freilassen

emancipate [ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt] vtemancipare

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 解放
n eˌmanciˈpation
vryheid, emansipasie تَحْرير، إعْتاق (من العُبودِيَّه) еманципация osvobození frigørelse; frigivelse die Befreiung απελευθέρωση emancipación vabastamine آزادی؛ رهاسازی vapautuminen émancipation שִחרוּר, חֵירוּת मुक्ति, मोक्ष emancipacija emancipáció pembebasan, emansipasi frelsun emancipazione 解放 해방, 자유 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


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