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emancipate

e·man·ci·pate

emancipate

 
 
pronunciation:
ih maen s peIt
features:
Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
part of speech: verb
inflections: emancipates, emancipating, emancipated
definition: to free from slavery or other control.
The prisoner was emancipated when they found he was not guilty.
synonyms:
deliver, free, liberate, release
similar words:
discharge, loose
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derivations: emancipative (adj.), emancipatory (adj.), emancipator (n.)
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