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- DictionaryE·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"
Emancipation definition: the act of emancipating. . See examples of EMANCIPATION used in a sentence.
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.
to free (a person) from bondage or slavery. Roman and Civil Law. to terminate paternal control over. emancipate. / -trɪ; ɪˈmænsɪpətərɪ; ɪˈmænsɪˌpeɪt / verb. 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.
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.
Definition of emancipation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to free somebody, especially from legal, political or social controls that limit what they can do synonym free. be emancipated Slaves were not emancipated until 1863 in the United States. be emancipated from something They felt they had at last been emancipated from their father’s control. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
verb. free from slavery or servitude. synonyms: manumit. see more. verb. give equal rights to; of women and minorities. synonyms: liberate. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Emancipate." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/emancipate. Accessed 24 May. 2024. Copy citation.
