emancipates (0 synonym found)

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Definition of emancipates:

(v) : (transitive) To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
(v) : (transitive) (also reflexive) Often followed by from: chiefly with reference to slavery in the United States, and in Central and South America: to set free (oneself or someone) from imprisonment, or from serfdom or slavery.
(v) : (transitive) (also reflexive, figurative) Often followed by from: to free (oneself or someone, or something) from some constraint or controlling influence (especially when evil or undue); also, to free (oneself or someone) from mental oppression.
(v) : (transitive) To cause (a place) to be free from the colonization or rule of another entity.
(v) : (transitive) (chiefly law) To release (a minor) from the legal authority and custody which a parent or guardian has over them; also (Ancient Rome, historical), to release (a child) from the legal authority of the paterfamilias.
(v) : (transitive) (obsolete) To place (something) under one's control; specifically (chiefly reflexive), to cause (oneself or someone) to become the slave of another person; to enslave; also, to subjugate (oneself or someone).

Definition of emancipates:

(v) : (transitive) To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
(v) : (transitive) (also reflexive) Often followed by from: chiefly with reference to slavery in the United States, and in Central and South America: to set free (oneself or someone) from imprisonment, or from serfdom or slavery.
(v) : (transitive) (also reflexive, figurative) Often followed by from: to free (oneself or someone, or something) from some constraint or controlling influence (especially when evil or undue); also, to free (oneself or someone) from mental oppression.
(v) : (transitive) To cause (a place) to be free from the colonization or rule of another entity.
(v) : (transitive) (chiefly law) To release (a minor) from the legal authority and custody which a parent or guardian has over them; also (Ancient Rome, historical), to release (a child) from the legal authority of the paterfamilias.
(v) : (transitive) (obsolete) To place (something) under one's control; specifically (chiefly reflexive), to cause (oneself or someone) to become the slave of another person; to enslave; also, to subjugate (oneself or someone).

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