Sekirov Dictionary

emancipate

UK /ɪˈmæn(t)sɪpeɪt/US /əˈmæn(t)səˌpeɪt/

verb7

  1. To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
  2. To cause (a place) to be free from the colonization or rule of another entity.
  3. [with oneself] Often followed by from: chiefly with reference to slavery in the United States, and in Central and South America: to set free (oneself or someone) from imprisonment, or from serfdom or slavery.
  4. To release (a minor) from the legal authority and custody which a parent or guardian has over them; also (Ancient Rome, historical), to release (a child) from the legal authority of the paterfamilias.
  5. [with oneself] (figurative) Often followed by from: to free (oneself or someone, or something) from some constraint or controlling influence (especially when evil or undue); also, to free (oneself or someone) from mental oppression.
  6. (no longer used) To become free from the oppression or restraint of another.
  7. (no longer used) To place (something) under one's control; specifically (chiefly reflexive), to cause (oneself or someone) to become the slave of another person; to enslave; also, to subjugate (oneself or someone).

adjective1

  1. Synonym of emancipated (“having been set free from someone's control, or from some constraint; at liberty, free”).
forms

emancipated · emancipatedst · emancipating · emancipates · emancipateth · emancipatest

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