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emancipate

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IPA /ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt/

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To free people from control or restrictions that limit their rights, choices or opportunities in life.

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emancipate/ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt/

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Earning her own income helped emancipate her from her family's control.
The students studied campaigns to emancipate people from political oppression.

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emancipate — To free people from control or restrictions that limit their rights, choices or opportunities in life.

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To free people from control or restrictions that limit their rights, choices or opportunities in life.

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Word origin

From Latin emancipare, a legal term connected with releasing someone from ownership or authority.

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The pattern emancipate someone from something names both the people and the control being removed.

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