emancipate — to free someone from legal, social, or political restrictions
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to free someone from legal, social, or political restrictions
Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt/
Korean meaning: 해방시키다, 자유롭게 하다
Korean pronunciation: 이**맨**시페이트
Example Sentences
- The teenager couldn't wait to be emancipated so he could finally choose his own bedtime.
- Education has the power to emancipate minds from ignorance and prejudice.
- She felt emancipated from her mother's cooking after learning to make instant ramen.
emancipate
VERB//ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt//
to free someone from legal, social, or political restrictions
A judge emancipates the person by unlocking their chains on courthouse steps
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Emancipate to anticipate, then participate!
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Origin
From Latin 'emancipare', composed of 'e-' (out) and 'mancipare' (to transfer ownership), derived from 'mancipium' (slave or property). The word originally referred to a Roman father's formal act of releasing his son from paternal authority.
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“The teenager couldn't wait to be emancipated so he could finally choose his own bedtime.”
“Education has the power to emancipate minds from ignorance and prejudice.”
“She felt emancipated from her mother's cooking after learning to make instant ramen.”
“The civil rights movement sought to emancipate African Americans from systemic oppression.”
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