Emancipate



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 解放, 解除
• ［英］ v. 解放, 解除 ( to free from restraint)
• ［类］ 反义词: shackle ( 加枷锁)
• ［记］ e+man ( 手) +cip ( 落下) +ate -> 把手 ( 从锁链中) 放下 -> 解放
• ［同］ 同根词: manuscript ( 手稿) ; manumiss ( 释放) 派生词: emancipation （n.释放, 解脱）

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (-pated; -pating)

• Etymology: Latin emancipatus, past participle of emancipare, from e- + mancipare to transfer ownership of, from mancip-, manceps contractor, from manus hand + capere to take — more at manual, heave
• Date: 1613
• 1. to free from restraint, control, or the power of another; especially to free from bondage
• 2. to release from paternal care and responsibility and make sui juris
• 3. to free from any controlling influence (as traditional mores or beliefs)
• Synonyms: see free
• ? emancipator noun
• ? emancipatory adjective

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