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emancipate

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Etymology

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From Latin ēmancipātus, past participle of ēmancipō (“to declare (a son) free and independent of the father's power by the thrice-repeated act of mancipātiō and manumissiō, give from one's own power or authority into that of another, give up, surrender”), from ē (“out”) + mancipō (“to transfer ownership in”), from manceps (“purchaser, a contractor, literally, one who takes in hand”), from manus (“hand”) + capiō (“to take”). See manual, and capable.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt/
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Verb

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emancipate (third-person singular simple present emancipates, present participle emancipating, simple past and past participle emancipated)

  1. To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as:
    1. To set free, as a minor from a parent
      The child was emancipated from its parents
    2. To set free from slavery or bondage; to give freedom to; to manumit
      to emancipate a slave
      emancipate a country
  2. To free from any controlling influence, especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence
    emancipate someone from prejudices or error
    • 1699, John Evelyn, Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets:
      From how many troublesome and slavish impertinences […] he had emancipated and freed himself.
    • 1879, Adolphus Ward, “Chaucer”, in English Men of Letters:
      to emancipate the human conscience
    • 1980, “Redemption Song”, performed by Bob Marley:
      Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.

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Adjective

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emancipate (comparative more emancipate, superlative most emancipate)

  1. Freed; set at liberty.

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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emancipate

  1. feminine plural of emancipato

Participle

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emancipate f pl

  1. feminine plural of emancipato

Etymology 2

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Verb

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emancipate

  1. inflection of emancipare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Latin

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Verb

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ēmancipāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of ēmancipō

Spanish

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Verb

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emancipate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of emancipar combined with te
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