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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There are no Zeus or Poseidon or Ino or Heracles sightings, and the herald Hermes, who has a pretty big role in Homer’s tale — freeing Odysseus from Calypso and giving him a magical herb to shield him from Circe’s spells — is nowhere to be found.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026
Because only in intense, rarefied states will our illusions finally drop away, like redundant scaffolding, freeing us to perceive life on a more visceral level.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026

Definition of freeing

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Shedding infrastructure is liberating only if there's a real relationship or service advantage underneath it.

— Mushfig Aliyev, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Spirits of independence can be found throughout the week starting with two progressive and liberating comedy shows on Sunday, Joke Sistas and Comedy Bang!

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026

Definition of liberating

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The chance of rescuing the legend whose equipment provides around a quarter of the world’s electricity and whose engines power about three-quarters of commercial flights worldwide clearly stirred the ultra-competitive Culp to action.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Messi, on the other hand, delivered assists and goals, and at times was almost single-handedly winning, or rescuing, matches for Argentina.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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Tribute to Joshua McKee On Friday morning, hours before releasing basic details on McKee’s death, BPU on Facebook also posted a tribute and photo array in honor of the veteran lineman, while thanking the community for its support.

— Eric Adler July 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
During the exercise, crews loaded 500-pound BDU-50 and 2,000-pound BDU-56 practice bombs onto the aircraft before releasing them over the Mountain Home bombing range.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

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