emancipated
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e·man·ci·pate
(ĭ-măn′sə-pāt′)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 ēmancipāre, ēmancipāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + mancipāre, to sell, transfer (from manceps, mancip-, purchaser; see man- in Indo-European roots).]
e·man′ci·pa′tive, e·man′ci·pa·to′ry (-pə-tôr′ē) adj.
e·man′ci·pa′tor n.
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Adj. | 1. | emancipated - free from traditional social restraints; "an emancipated young woman pursuing her career"; "a liberated lifestyle" free - able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" |
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emancipated
adjective liberated, free, released, independent, unconstrained West was the only daughter of an emancipated slave.
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emancipated
[ɪˈmænsɪpeɪtɪd] adj (= liberated) [woman, minority group] → émancipé(e); [slave] → affranchi(e)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
emancipated
adj woman, outlook → emanzipiert; slave → freigelassen
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