Definition of Emancipate
Emancipate
e·man·ci·pate
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to set someone free or grant them liberty from social, legal, or political influences or restrictions;
e.g. They decided to emancipate him from his debt.
(verb)
to free someone from the control, power, or restraint of some authority, especially to release someone from bondage or slavery;
e.g. There was a movement to emancipate slaves in the 19th century.
(verb)
in legal usage, to release a child/minor from parental care, authority, or responsibility;
e.g. He filed a petition to emancipate himself from his parents.
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