as in to liberate
to set free (as from slavery or confinement)
under the cover of darkness animal rights activists emancipated the inhabitants of the mink ranch
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Recent Examples of emancipate
After mutual suspicion, the two arrived at a reluctant truce in which Paul was free to bring non-Jews into the Jesus movement, emancipating them from Jewish ritual, while the original Jerusalem circle continued to keep kosher, circumcise, and all the rest.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Colorado law ties teens to their parents unless they can get emancipated by the court.
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Fraidy Reiss,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
Jenny Humphrey, who has been trying to emancipate herself from her family, is not-so-secretly staying with Eric.
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Abrigail Williams,
Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
Even those who emancipated the theory from complex numbers admit that the latter are a natural fit.
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Daniel Garisto,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Colorado law ties teens to their parents unless they can get emancipated by the court.
—
Fraidy Reiss,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
Jenny Humphrey, who has been trying to emancipate herself from her family, is not-so-secretly staying with Eric.
—
Abrigail Williams,
Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
Even those who emancipated the theory from complex numbers admit that the latter are a natural fit.
—
Daniel Garisto,
Quanta Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for emancipate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emancipate
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When the United States invaded the Philippines during the Spanish-American War, Twain naively imagined that the country would be liberated and turned into a republic.
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Automation that was meant to liberate becomes a maze of fragile scripts and blame-shifting alerts.
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Crews stabilized the pickup before performing a technical extrication to free the driver.
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The flywheel does not need to be replaced every 3-5 years and can be installed outdoors, freeing up more space and cash for compute.
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Linda Parisi, Blake Rakela’s defense attorney, has asked the court to set bail and allow her client to be released while the criminal case proceeds.
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As of Monday, the father was treated and released from a hospital, where his 11-year-old remained in stable condition.
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Analysts credit the 2011 purchase of NBCUniversal as a huge success; Comcast rescued a company that was on the ropes due to General Electric’s under-investment.
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The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother, the State Department told Fox News Digital.
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Energy-saving tips, according to DTE DTE says high temperatures can result in a higher energy bill.
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Scheffler missed the fairway, landing his drive on a hill along the right side, while Hovland’s was clean, save for some casual water.
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The state is an outlier in taking days to count most votes, but supporters of the system say it is designed to enfranchise more people while protecting against fraud.
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The Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, as Michael Waldman writes in The Fight to Vote, was even blunter than Sumner about the necessity of enfranchising Black men.
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“Emancipate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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