tr.v. e·man·ci·pat·ed, e·man·ci·pat·ing, e·man·ci·pates 1. To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate. 2. Law To release (a child) from the control of parents or a guardian. [Latin ēmancipāre, ēmancipāt- : ē-, ex-, ex- + mancipāre, to sell, transfer (from manceps, mancip-, purchaser; see man-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] e·manci·pa′tive, e·manci·pa·to′ry (-pə-tôr′ē) adj. e·manci·pa′tor n. |
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