Emancipate
(verb)
To set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
Origin:
Early 17th century: from latin emancipat- "freed", from the verb emancipare, from e- (variant of ex-) "out" + manus "hand" + capere "take".
Examples:
- The slaves were emancipated in the 19th century.
- Emancipating the slaves was a significant step towards ending slavery in America.
- Emancipate means to free someone from control or oppression.
- Emancipating a child means giving them legal independence.
- Emancipation is the process of being set free from control or oppression.