emancipate: Meaning and Definition of

e•man•ci•pate

Pronunciation: (i-man'su-pāt"), [key]
— -pat•ed, -pat•ing.
  1. to free from restraint, influence, or the like.
  2. to free (a slave) from bondage.
  3. to terminate paternal control over.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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