[VN] [oftenpassive] ~ sb (from sth) to free sb, especially from legal, political or social restrictions:
Slaves were not emancipated until 1863 in the United States.
emancipated adjective:
Are women now fully emancipated (= with the same rights and opportunities as men)? * an emancipated young woman (= one with modern ideas about women's place in society)
emancipation noun [U]:
the emancipation of slaves
