emancipate

English

/ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt/

verb
Definitions
  • To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as:
  • To free from any controlling influence, especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēmancipātus root from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

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