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Synonyms
e·man·ci·pate (ĭ-măńsə-pāt́)

[Latin ēmancipāre, ēmancipāt-, ē-, ex-, ex-, + mancipāre, to sell, transfer (from manceps, mancip-, purchaser; see man-2).]

transitive verb: -pat·ed, -pat·ing, -pates. 

  1. To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate.
  2. Law To release (a child) from the control of parents or a guardian.

derivatives

e·mańci·pátive
adjective
e·mańci·pátor
noun