emancipate slaves
1emancipate — eman·ci·pate /i man sə ˌpāt/ vt pat·ed, pat·ing 1: to free from restraint, control, or the power of another; esp: to free from bondage emancipated the slaves compare enfranchise 2: to release from the care, r …
2emancipate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. liberate, free, release, deliver, manumit, set free, enfranchise. See liberation. Ant., enslave. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. free, release, liberate, deliver; see free 1 . See Synonym Study at free .… …
3emancipate — [17] Despite modern associations with women’s liberation, emancipate has no etymological connection with man. It comes from Latin ēmancipāre, which meant originally ‘free from parental power’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex… …
4emancipate — verb (T) formal to make someone free from social, political, or legal restrictions that limit what they can do: Learning will emancipate the oppressed and engender social change. emancipation noun (U): the emancipation of slaves …
5emancipate — [17] Despite modern associations with women’s liberation, emancipate has no etymological connection with man. It comes from Latin ēmancipāre, which meant originally ‘free from parental power’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex… …
6emancipate — e|man|ci|pate [ıˈmænsıpeıt] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: emancipatus, past participle of emancipare, from mancipium ownership ] formal to give someone the political or legal rights that they did not have before ▪ Slaves were… …
7emancipate — [[t]ɪmæ̱nsɪpeɪt[/t]] emancipates, emancipating, emancipated VERB If people are emancipated, they are freed from unpleasant or unfair social, political, or legal restrictions. [FORMAL] [be V ed] Catholics were emancipated in 1792... [V n] That war …
8George Washington and slavery — Examination of the history of George Washington and slavery reveals that he was a typical Virginia slave owner for most of his life. After the Revolutionary War, Washington sought a way to free his slaves, ultimately emancipating them upon his… …
9George Washington's legacy — George Washington (February 22, 1732 ndash; December 14, 1799) commanded America s war for independence (1775–1783), and was the first President of the United States, from 1789 to 1797. Because of his central role in the founding of the United… …
10abolitionism — /ab euh lish euh niz euhm/, n. the principle or policy of abolition, esp. of slavery of blacks in the U.S. [1800 10; ABOLITION + ISM] * * * (с 1783–1888) Movement to end the slave trade and emancipate slaves in western Europe and the Americas.… …
