emancipate

Meaning

to set someone free from legal, social, or political restrictions; to liberate from slavery or oppression

To free from restraint, control, or the power of another; to liberate.

Example Sentences

The law was designed to emancipate slaves and grant them full citizenship.

The movement aimed to emancipate slaves from oppression.

Example Expressions

emancipate from bondage

Synonyms

liberate, free, release, deliver, unshackle

Entry 1

liberate, free, release, deliver

Entry 2

liberate, free, release, deliver, unshackle

Antonyms

enslave, oppress, restrict, bind, confine

Entry 1

enslave, oppress, restrict, bind

Entry 2

enslave, confine

Collocations

emancipate slaves, emancipate women, emancipate from bondage, fully emancipate, emancipate from

Entry 1

emancipate slaves, emancipate women, emancipate from bondage, fully emancipate

Entry 2

emancipate women, emancipate slaves, emancipate from