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Webster 1913 Edition

Emancipate

E-man′ci-pate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Emancipated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Emancipating
.]
[L.
emancipatus
, p. p. of
emancipare
to emancipate;
e
+
mancipare
to transfer ownership in, fr.
manceps
purchaser, as being one who laid his hand on the thing bought;
manus
hand +
capere
to take. See
Manual
, and
Capable
.]
To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as:
(a)
To set free, as a minor from a parent;
as, a father may
emancipate
a child
.
(b)
To set free from bondage; to give freedom to; to manumit;
as, to
emancipate
a slave, or a country
.
(c)
To free from any controlling influence, especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence; as, to emancipate one from prejudices or error.
From how many troublesome and slavish impertinences . . . he had
emancipated
and freed himself.
Evelyn.
To
emancipate
the human conscience.
A. W. Ward.

E-man′ci-pate

,
Adj.
[L.
emancipatus
, p. p.]
Set at liberty.
Syn. – Deliverance; liberation; release; freedom; manumission; enfranchisement.

Webster 1828 Edition

Emancipate

EMAN'CIPATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. emancipo, from e and mancipium, a slave; manus,hand,and capio, to take, as slaves were anciently prisoners taken in war.]
1.
To set free from servitude or slavery, by the voluntary act of the proprietor; to liberate;to restore from bondage to freedom; as, to emancipate a slave.
2.
To set free or restore to liberty; in a general sense.
3.
To free from bondage or restraint of any kind; to liberate from subjection, controlling power or influence; as, to emancipate one from prejudices or error.
4.
In ancient Rome, to set a son free from subjection to his father, and give him the capacity of managing his affairs, as if he was of age.

Definition 2024

emancipate

emancipate

English

Verb

emancipate ‎(third-person singular simple present emancipates, present participle emancipating, simple past and past participle emancipated)

  1. To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as:
    1. To set free, as a minor from a parent; as, a father may emancipate a child.
    2. To set free from bondage; to give freedom to; to manumit; as, to emancipate a slave, or a country.
  2. To free from any controlling influence, especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence; as, to emancipate one from prejudices or error.
    • Evelyn
      From how many troublesome and slavish impertinences […] he had emancipated and freed himself.
    • A. W. Ward
      to emancipate the human conscience

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Translations

Adjective

emancipate ‎(comparative more emancipate, superlative most emancipate)

  1. Freed; set at liberty.

Italian

Adjective

emancipate

  1. feminine plural of emancipato

Verb

emancipate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of emancipare
  2. second-person plural imperative of emancipare
  3. feminine plural of emancipato

Latin

Verb

ēmancipāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of ēmancipō

Etymology

From Latin emancipatus, past participle of emancipare ‎(“to declare (a son) free and independent of the father's power by the thrice-repeated act of mancipatio and manumission, give from one's own power or authority into that of another, give up, surrender”), from e ‎(“out”) + mancipare ‎(“to transfer ownership in”), from manceps ‎(“purchaser, a contractor, literally, one who takes in hand”), from manus ‎(“hand”) + capere ‎(“to take”). See manual, and capable.

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