emancipate

/i-ˈman(t)-sə-ˌpāt/

Latin emancipatus, past participle of emancipare, from e- + mancipare to transfer ownership of, from mancip-, manceps contractor, from manus hand + capere to take

verb

  1. to free from restraint, control, or the power of another; especially : to free from bondage

  2. to release from parental care and responsibility and make sui juris

  3. to free from any controlling influence (such as traditional mores or beliefs)

free release liberate emancipate manumit mean to set loose from restraint or constraint. free implies a usually permanent removal from whatever binds, confines, entangles, or oppresses. release suggests a setting loose from confinement, restraint, or a state of pressure or tension, often without implication of permanent liberation.