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   E·man·ci·pa·tion

   /əˌmansəˈpāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation: "the emancipation of feminist ideas"
   • ▪ the freeing of someone from slavery: "the early struggle for emancipation from slavery"

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   What does emancipate mean?

   • The meaning of EMANCIPATE is to free from restraint, control, or the power of another; especially : to free from bondage. How to use emancipate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Emancipate.

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   What does free emancipate mean?

   • : to free from any controlling influence (such as traditional mores or beliefs) free, release, liberate, emancipate, manumit mean to set loose from restraint or constraint. free implies a usually permanent removal from whatever binds, confines, entangles, or oppresses.

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   How did emancipation get its etymology?

   • Though the proclamation's initial impact was limited, the order was true to the etymology of emancipation, which comes from a Latin word combining the prefix e-, meaning "away," and mancipare, meaning "to transfer ownership of.”

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   What is the difference between release and emancipation?

   • release suggests a setting loose from confinement, restraint, or a state of pressure or tension, often without implication of permanent liberation. liberate stresses particularly the resulting state of liberty. emancipate implies the liberation of a person from subjection or domination. manumit implies emancipation from slavery.

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   The meaning of EMANCIPATION is the act or process of emancipating. Did you know?

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   noun [ U ] uk / iˌmæn.sɪˈpeɪ.ʃ ə n / us / iˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. the process of giving people social or political freedom and rights: women's/ female emancipation. black emancipation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Human rights. affirmative action. ageism. ageist. anti-discrimination. anti-feminism. desegregate.

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   Emancipation definition: the act of emancipating. . See examples of EMANCIPATION used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of EMANCIPATE is to free from restraint, control, or the power of another; especially : to free from bondage. How to use emancipate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Emancipate.

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   Emancipation has many meanings; in political terms, it often means to free a person from a previous restraint or legal disability that violates basic human rights, such as Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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   Emancipation is being set free from the control of someone or something. Your emancipation from your parents comes when you turn 18 and are legally considered an adult.

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    verb [ T ] us / ɪˈmæn·səˌpeɪt / Add to word list. to free a person from another person’s control. (Definition of emancipate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of emancipate. emancipate. The event has since been emancipating people's minds from thousands of years of oppression and self-enclosure.