1. freed from legal, social, or political restrictions; no longer under the control or authority of another person
2. free from traditional social or moral restrictions; progressive in outlook

1. past tense and past participle of emancipate; to set free from slavery, bondage, or oppression

Examples

• The Emancipation Proclamation emancipated enslaved people in Confederate states.
• She felt emancipated after moving out of her parents' house and living independently.
• The emancipated women of the 1920s challenged traditional gender roles.
• Education emancipated him from poverty and limited opportunities.
• Many emancipated colonies sought to establish their own governments after independence.
• He adopted an emancipated lifestyle that rejected conventional expectations.
• The law emancipated minors who could prove they could support themselves.
• Emancipated thinking allowed the society to progress beyond outdated customs.