e·man·ci·pate [ i mánssə pàyt ](past and past participlee·man·ci·pat·ed, present participlee·man·ci·pat·ing, 3rd person present singulare·man·ci·pates)
transitive verb
Definition:
1. set somebody free: to free somebody from slavery, serfdom, or other such forms of bondage
2. free somebody from restrictions: to free somebody from restrictions or conventions
(
often passive
)
[Early 17th century. < Latin emancipat-, past participle of emancipare "to free from parental power" < mancipium "ownership"]
