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EMANCIPATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Free from slavery or servitude

Synonyms:

emancipate; manumit

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "emancipate" is one way to...):

liberate; set free (grant freedom to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

emancipation (freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child)

emancipative (tending to set free)

emancipator (someone who frees others from bondage)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Give equal rights to; of women and minorities

Synonyms:

emancipate; liberate

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "emancipate" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Derivation:

emancipation (freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child)

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