emancipate (/ɪˈmæn.sɪ.peɪt/)
verb · Advanced · Culture & Society
🔊 /ɪˈmæn.sɪ.peɪt/
Meaning
Meaning: to free from control
To emancipate is to free a person or group from legal, social, or political restrictions. Speakers honour those who fought to emancipate the oppressed.
Examples
🗣 Education can emancipate people from poverty.
Etymology
From Latin ’emancipare’, meaning to release from control.
How & Where It’s Used
Used in talks on liberation, rights, and justice.
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Tags: freedom, justice