Definition of emancipate

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e·man·ci·pate    (-mns-pt) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
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.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin mancipre, mancipt- : -, ex-, ex- + mancipre, to sell, transfer (from manceps, mancip-, purchaser; see man-² in Indo-European roots)

OTHER FORMS:
e·manci·pative or e·manci·pa·tory  (-p-tôr, -tr) KEY (Adjective), e·manci·pator(Noun)