adjective
emancipated
adjective
1
Freed from control, restriction, or oppression.
"By the end of the war, thousands of formerly enslaved people had been emancipated."
"She felt emancipated once she finally moved out on her own."
How to Use Emancipated
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSet free — historically used for people freed from slavery or legal control, but also used more broadly for freedom from any restriction.
Common pairings
emancipated slaves
legally emancipated
feel emancipated
Word Forms
more emancipated comparative, most emancipated superlative
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