Emancipate – The act of freeing someone, especially from legal, political or social constraints, or slavery

(Pronounced ih-man-suh-peyt)

To remember the definition of the word emancipate, use the following mnemonic:

"Eh, man! Didn't you anticipate (emancipate) that the bird was going to get out? You've set it free now."

Examples of emancipate in a sentence

The plantation owner decided to emancipate any slaves he owned so they could live free lives.

The lawyer managed to emancipate me, I was very nearly imprisoned!

Jill's divorce came through, emancipating her from a terrible marriage.