Emancipate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Give equal rights to; of women and minorities.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The feminist movement aimed to emancipate women from societal norms and grant them equal rights.
- Martin Luther King Jr. fought tirelessly to emancipate African Americans from racial segregation and oppression.
- The government passed legislation to emancipate marginalized communities by providing access to education and employment opportunities.
- Activists have long sought to emancipate women in developing countries by empowering them with educational and economic independence.
- The abolitionists' ultimate goal was to emancipate enslaved people and grant them freedom and equal status under the law.
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Meaning 2
Free from slavery or servitude.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The abolitionist movement aimed to emancipate enslaved people and grant them their basic human rights.
- President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to emancipate slaves in Confederate territory during the American Civil War.
- Her passion for social justice drove her to work tirelessly to emancipate exploited workers from their oppressors.
- The underground railroad helped to emancipate hundreds of slaves by providing a secret route to freedom in the Northern states.
- After years of bondage, the slave was finally able to emancipate himself by escaping to a nearby town and seeking help from abolitionists.