Emancipate

Pronunciation: /ɪˈmænsəˌpeɪt/

Definitions of emancipate

verb to set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; to liberate

Example Sentences

A1 She wanted to emancipate herself from her strict parents.

A2 The new law helped emancipate many people from oppressive working conditions.

B1 The organization's goal is to emancipate victims of human trafficking.

B2 Education is often seen as a way to emancipate individuals from poverty.

C1 The civil rights movement fought to emancipate African Americans from discrimination.

C2 The artist's work aims to emancipate viewers from societal norms and expectations.

Examples of emancipate in a Sentence

formal The government worked to emancipate the oppressed group from years of discrimination.

informal She felt a sense of freedom and empowerment after she decided to emancipate herself from a toxic relationship.

slang I'm ready to emancipate myself from this dead-end job and start pursuing my dreams.

figurative Learning to forgive and let go of past grievances can help emancipate your mind from negative thoughts.

Grammatical Forms of emancipate

• past tense: emancipated
• plural: emancipates
• comparative: more emancipated
• superlative: most emancipated
• present tense: emancipates
• future tense: will emancipate
• perfect tense: has emancipated
• continuous tense: is emancipating
• singular: emancipate
• positive degree: emancipate
• infinitive: to emancipate
• gerund: emancipating
• participle: emancipating

Origin and Evolution of emancipate

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'emancipate' originated from the Latin word 'emancipatus', which is derived from the prefix 'e-' (meaning 'out of') and 'manus' (meaning 'hand'). In ancient Rome, 'emancipare' was a legal term used in the process of freeing a child from paternal authority or a slave from their master.

Evolution of the word: Over time, 'emancipate' has come to be used more broadly to refer to the act of setting free or liberating someone from oppression or constraints, not just in a legal sense but also in a social and political context.