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emancipated

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having been set free from someone's control, or from some constraint; at liberty, free.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Austin is an emancipated minor.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: emancipate

Antonyms: unemancipated

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of emancipate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

free from traditional social restraints

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an emancipated young woman pursuing her career
  • a liberated lifestyle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: liberated

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: emancipovaný — having been set free from someone’s control, or from some constraint
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frigjort — having been set free from someone’s control, or from some constraint
  • Sanskrit: मुक्त (mukta) — having been set free from someone’s control, or from some constraint
  • Spanish: emancipado — having been set free from someone’s control, or from some constraint
  • Spanish: manumiso — having been set free from someone’s control, or from some constraint
  • Spanish: horro — having been set free from someone’s control, or from some constraint