ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary Builder›Words›E›emancipate
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emancipate
to free from control, restraint, or oppression
Synonyms
- liberate
- free
- release
Antonyms
- enslave
- subjugate
- confine
emancipate in a sentence
The reformers sought to emancipate workers trapped by unfair contracts.
The new law emancipated families who had lived for generations under bondage.
Where it comes from
From Latin emancipare, meaning 'to set free from authority.'
Memory hook
EMANCIPATE contains 'escape': to emancipate someone is to help that person escape control.
Read it in context
- The Bone That Would Not Settle Science
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