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- Dictionaryemancipation/ɪˌmansɪˈpeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation: "the social and political emancipation of women"
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EMANCIPATION definition: 1. the process of giving people social or political freedom and rights: 2. the process of giving…. Learn more.
noun. eman· ci· pa· tion i-ˌman (t)-sə-ˈpā-shən. Synonyms of emancipation. : the act or process of emancipating. emancipationist. i-ˌman (t)-sə-ˈpā-sh (ə-)nist. noun. Did you know?
Emancipation has many meanings; in political terms, it often means to free a person from a previous restraint or legal disability that violates basic human rights, such as Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
: to free from restraint, control, or the power of another. especially : to free from bondage. 2. : to release from parental care and responsibility and make sui juris. 3. : to free from any controlling influence (such as traditional mores or beliefs) emancipator. i-ˈman (t)-sə-ˌpā-tər. noun. emancipatory. i-ˈman (t)-sə-pə-ˌtȯr-ē. adjective.
to free a person from another person’s control. (Definition of emancipate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of emancipate. emancipate. Together they emancipated the art of experiment from being a mere craft activity and endowed it with the status of a science. From the Cambridge English Corpus.
Emancipation definition: the act of emancipating. . See examples of EMANCIPATION used in a sentence.
Definition of emancipation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to free somebody, especially from legal, political or social controls that limit what they can do synonym free. be emancipated Slaves were not emancipated until 1863 in the United States. be emancipated from something They felt they had at last been emancipated from their father’s control.
to free from restraint, influence, or the like. to free (a person) from bondage or slavery. Roman and Civil Law. to terminate paternal control over. Discover More. Other Words From. e·man·ci·pa·tive adjective. e·man·ci·pa·tor noun. non·e·man·ci·pa·tive adjective. un·e·man·ci·pa·tive adjective. Discover More. Word History and Origins.
Emancipation is being set free from the control of someone or something. Your emancipation from your parents comes when you turn 18 and are legally considered an adult.
