Emancipate

Pronunciation: /ɪˈmænsəˌpeɪt/

Emancipate (verb)

  1. to set someone free from another person's power or control.
  2. to give someone legal independence, especially from parents or guardians.
  3. to free people from slavery or forced labor.

Examples

  • The new policy aims to emancipate workers from restrictive contracts.
  • Education can emancipate individuals from ignorance.

Common collocations: emancipate from constraints, emancipate oneself, emancipate a minor, emancipate legally, emancipate slaves

Synonyms of Emancipate

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Emancipate

  • when discussing freedom and control
  • when discussing physical confinement