Synonyms of emancipate
6 similar words
Another word for emancipate is manumit. Other synonyms of emancipate are decolonize, disenslave, enfranchise, unenslave and emancipated.
Synonyms and similar words for emancipate
verbTo cause (a place) to be free from the colonization or rule of another entity.
verbOften followed by from: chiefly with reference to slavery in the United States, and in Central and...
- disenslaveTo free from slavery, to emancipate.
- enfranchise
- manumitTo release (someone) from slavery; to free.
- unenslaveTo free (someone) from slavery.
adjectiveSynonym of emancipated (“having been set free from someone's control, or from some constraint; at...
- emancipatedHaving been set free from someone's control, or from some constraint; at liberty, free.
Meaning of emancipate
- verb To set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
- verb To cause (a place) to be free from the colonization or rule of another entity.
- verb Often followed by from: chiefly with reference to slavery in the United States, and in Central and South America: to set free (oneself or someone) from imprisonment, or from serfdom or slavery.
emancipate in other languages
Questions about synonyms of emancipate
- What is another word for emancipate?
- Emancipate has 6 synonyms on Word.ws, such as manumit, decolonize, disenslave, enfranchise, unenslave and emancipated.
- What does emancipate mean?
- Emancipate means to set free (a person or group) from the oppression or restraint of another; to liberate.
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