emancipated

[ ih-man-suh-pey-tid ]

adjective

1. not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc.:

   a modern, emancipated woman.

2. freed, as from slavery or bondage.

Other Words From

• une·manci·pated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of emancipated¹

First recorded in 1720–30; emancipate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The group’s name derives from Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s unfulfilled promise to grant some emancipated slaves “40 acres and a mule” to help them start over after the Civil War.

From Los Angeles Times

In taking her movie around the world, Cortellesi says she is learning how the subject of women’s rights affects people in different countries in different ways — in some places, women have been emancipated longer than in Italy.

From Seattle Times

"We supported her, she tried to get emancipated. It ended up not working out and she didn’t."

From Salon

“She wanted that for herself, so she turned to her team, which included her lawyer, her agent, her manager, her publicist, me — because she included me as part of her team, thought of me that way. We supported her, she tried to get emancipated and it ended up not working out, and she didn’t.”

From Salon

The series also asserts that Schneider was not only heavily involved in Bynes’ professional life but in her personal life as well, including trying to help Bynes get emancipated from her parents.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• autonomous
• democratic
• freed
• independent
• separate