emancipates

verb

present tense third-person singular of emancipate
as in frees
to set free (as from slavery or confinement) under the cover of darkness animal rights activists emancipated the inhabitants of the mink ranch

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Recent Examples of emancipates Fox taught that the Inner Light emancipates a person from adherence to any creed, ecclesiastical authority or ritual forms. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emancipates
  1. frees
  2. liberates
  3. releases
  4. rescues
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  • This frees up the mind to think of new ideas and make new discoveries.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Officials say the technology is complementary to the physical wall and frees up agents for other tasks.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of frees
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  • Harvard’s research confirms that AI liberates managers from coordination and relay tasks, freeing them for judgment, contextual intelligence, and human connection that no system can replicate.
    — Brett Hurt, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • Where Beyoncé added poetic interludes between songs, in Songs from the Hole, the audience learns about Jacobs' story and how his music spiritually liberates him while simultaneously being among the reasons officials cited for not granting him parole.
    — Kara Frame, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of liberates
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  • When a tree burns, the heat breaks down plant material and releases flammable gases.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Auer and Madge will discuss their collaboration in a LEGO podcast episode, which releases on August 1.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of releases
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  • As the widow struggles with depression, her son secretly rescues and cares for an injured goat deep within the tropical rainforest.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 July 2026
  • The center rescues and rehabilitates orphaned and injured wildlife with the goal of maintaining minimal human contact and releasing animals back to the wild after care.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 12 July 2026
Definition of rescues

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“Emancipates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emancipates. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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