emancipated
[ ih-man-suh-pey-tid ]
/ ɪˈmæn səˌpeɪ tɪd /
adjective
not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc.: a modern, emancipated woman.
freed, as from slavery or bondage.
Origin of emancipated
First recorded in 1720–30;
emancipate +
-ed2
OTHER WORDS FROM emancipated
un·e·man·ci·pat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby emancipated
emalangeni,
emanant,
emanate,
emanation,
emancipate,
emancipated,
emancipation,
emancipation proclamation,
emancipationist,
emanuel,
emarginate
Definition for emancipated (2 of 2)
emancipate
[ ih-man-suh-peyt ]
/ ɪˈmæn səˌpeɪt /
verb (used with object), e·man·ci·pat·ed, e·man·ci·pat·ing.
to free from restraint, influence, or the like.
to free (a slave) from bondage.
Roman and Civil Law.
to terminate paternal control over.
Origin of emancipate
synonym study for emancipate
1, 2. See
release.
OTHER WORDS FROM emancipate
e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjective e·man·ci·pa·tor, noun non·e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjective un·e·man·ci·pa·tive, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for emancipated
British Dictionary definitions for emancipated
emancipate
/ (ɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪt) /
verb (tr)
to free from restriction or restraint, esp social or legal restraint
(often passive)
to free from the inhibitions imposed by conventional morality
to liberate (a slave) from bondage
Derived forms of emancipate
emancipated, adjective emancipative, adjective emancipator or emancipist, noun emancipatory (ɪˈmænsɪpətərɪ, -trɪ), adjectiveWord Origin for emancipate
C17: from Latin
ēmancipāre to give independence (to a son), from
mancipāre to transfer property, from
manceps a purchaser; see
manciple