- past tense form of emancipate.
- past participle of emancipate.
emancipated
Example Sentences
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The 54-year-old pastor, a former rector of the Christian University of Sumba, wants atas to be emancipated.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
My children received survivor’s benefits until they emancipated.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
The author then moves on to Britain, which emancipated itself through the Protestant Reformation and became what he calls a “property despotism.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
When Buzzard was in the 11th grade at Santa Maria High School, she filed a petition to be emancipated from Miranda, according to court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
She felt a certain amount of responsibility to Ernestine and the younger girls, since she knew they would never be emancipated until she paved the way.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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