How to Pronounce "emancipate"
word
ɪˈmænsəˌpeɪt
ih-MAN-suh-payt
ɪmˈɑːnsɪpˌeɪt
ih-MAHN-sih-payt
Definition
To set someone free from control or oppression, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
IPA Transcription
American English
ɪˈmænsəˌpeɪt
British English
ɪmˈɑːnsɪpˌeɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ih-MAN-suh-payt
UK
ih-MAHN-sih-payt
Listen in Context
The new law helped to emancipate the workers.
They fought to emancipate people from slavery.
Education can emancipate the mind.
She worked hard to emancipate herself from her family's strict rules.