emancipate
/ɪˈmænsəˌpeɪt/
to set free from legal, social, or political restrictions
emancipate in a sentence
“Lincoln emancipated millions of enslaved people.”
Origin of emancipate
Latin emancipare, from ex- out + mancipare transfer ownership, from manus hand + capere take
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