emancipate Antonyms
Meaning of emancipate
emancipate (v)
give equal rights to; of women and minorities
free from slavery or servitude
emancipate (v. t.)
To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as: (a) To set free, as a minor from a parent; as, a father may emancipate a child. (b) To set free from bondage; to give freedom to; to manumit; as, to emancipate a slave, or a country.
To free from any controlling influence, especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence; as, to emancipate one from prejudices or error.
emancipate (a.)
Set at liberty.
emancipate Sentence Examples
- The abolitionist movement sought to emancipate enslaved individuals from the bonds of oppression.
- The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederate states during the American Civil War.
- The emancipation of women gradually granted them greater rights and autonomy.
- The United Nations works to emancipate people from poverty, disease, and conflict.
- Education empowers individuals and emancipates them from the cycle of ignorance.
- The emancipation of the mind occurs when we critically examine our beliefs and prejudices.
- Art has the power to emancipate souls by fostering empathy and understanding.
- The process of emancipation often involves overcoming societal barriers and challenging established norms.
- The emancipation of animals from exploitation and cruelty is a growing ethical concern.
- To truly emancipate ourselves, we must strive for both physical and spiritual freedom.
FAQs About the word emancipate
give equal rights to; of women and minorities, free from slavery or servitudeTo set free from the power of another; to liberate; as: (a) To set free, as a minor
release, save, free, enfranchise, loosen,liberate, rescue, manumit,unbind, disenthrall
restrain, fetter, confine, confine, fetter, bind, restrain, bind, handcuff, enchain
The abolitionist movement sought to emancipate enslaved individuals from the bonds of oppression.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederate states during the American Civil War.
The emancipation of women gradually granted them greater rights and autonomy.
The United Nations works to emancipate people from poverty, disease, and conflict.
