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emancipates

verb

present tense third-person singular of emancipate

as in frees

to set free (as from slavery or confinement) under the cover of darkness animal rights activists emancipated the inhabitants of the mink ranch

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Recent Examples of emancipates Fox taught that the Inner Light emancipates a person from adherence to any creed, ecclesiastical authority or ritual forms. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025

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Automating the flood response is precisely what frees human analysts to ask the larger questions.

— Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Accounting software automates much of the work, reduces mistakes, and frees up your time to focus on growing your business.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of frees

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And behind Vision’s back, Ultron ominously releases a carrier pigeon, sending a message to a mystery recipient.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Mazal Group and the Weingartens and Odeds have denied wrongdoing, and the settlement releases them from future liability for the allegations in the case.

— Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026

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Some anti-immigration activists have targeted the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, a 200-year-old volunteer force that rescues people in distress at sea, because it is often called out to meet the migrant boats.

— Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
As Christian Science teaches, fear and danger are no more than mesmeric beliefs, from which Christ, the spiritual idea of God, rescues us.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Sep. 2026

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