Dictionary
e•man•ci•pate
Pronunciation: (i-man'su-pāt"), [key]—
v.t., -pat•ed, -pat•ing.
1. to free from restraint, influence, or the like.
2. to free (a slave) from bondage.
3. Roman and Civ. Law.to terminate paternal control over.
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