EMANCIPATING Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

emancipating

verb

present participle of emancipate

as in freeing

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 emancipating After mutual suspicion, the two arrived at a reluctant truce in which Paul was free to bring non-Jews into the Jesus movement, emancipating them from Jewish ritual, while the original Jerusalem circle continued to keep kosher, circumcise, and all the rest. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

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Scheduler optimizations in macOS 27 mean lightweight and persistent tasks go to the efficiency cores and neural accelerator, freeing up Super cores for heavier demands.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
This reality is claustrophobic at times, but at others freeing, almost meditative.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of freeing

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Parents were taught to respond supportively while stepping back from rescuing their child from what frightened them.

— Deldhy Nicolás Moya Sánchez, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026
According to the Joey’s Friends website, the organization focuses on rescuing animals that have experienced abuse, neglect or the threat of euthanasia in overcrowded shelters.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of rescuing

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Footage accompanying the report showed a UAV releasing a dart toward a soldier lying on the ground.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
The hit podcast from Glass Podcasts and iHeartPodcasts quickly became a sensation after first releasing in February.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026

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