Definition of "emancipate"

emancipate

/ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt/

verb
third-person singular simple present emancipates, present participle emancipating, simple past and past participle emancipated
1. To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as:
  1. To set free, as a minor from a parent
  2. To set free from slavery or bondage; to give freedom to; to manumit
2. To free from any controlling influence, especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence
  Quotations
  From how many troublesome and slavish impertinences […] he had emancipated and freed himself.
  1699, John Evelyn, Acetaria: A Discourse of Sallets
  to emancipate the human conscience
  1879, Adolphus Ward, “Chaucer”, in English Men of Letters
  Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds.
  1980, “Redemption Song”, performed by Bob Marley
adjective
comparative more emancipate, superlative most emancipate
1. Freed; set at liberty.