[+ obj] formal : to free (someone) from someone else's control or power
▪ emancipate a slave ▪ He felt the only way to emancipate himself from his parents was to move away.
▪ emancipate a slave ▪ He felt the only way to emancipate himself from his parents was to move away.
— emancipated adjective
▪ an emancipated slave ▪ She considers herself an emancipated woman. [=a woman who is free from old social limitations and customs]
▪ an emancipated slave ▪ She considers herself an emancipated woman. [=a woman who is free from old social limitations and customs]







