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< emanation

emancipation >

e·man·ci·pate

(

-m

-p

) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
e·man·ci·pat·ed, e·man·ci·pat·ing, e·man·ci·pates

To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate.
Law To release (a child) from the control of parents or a guardian.

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

, -t

) KEY (Adjective), e·manci·pator(Noun)

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