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Em`a*na"tion (?), n. [L. emanatio: cf. F. émanation.] 1. The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or origin. South.

Those profitable and excellent emanations from God.

Jer. Taylor.

2. That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation from a flower.

An emanation of the indwelling life.

Bryant.

Em"a*na*tive (?), a. Issuing forth; effluent.

Em"a*na*tive*ly, adv. By an emanation.

Em"a*na*to*ry (?), a. Emanative; of the nature of an emanation. Dr. H. More.

E*man"ci*pate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emancipated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Emancipating.] [L. emancipatus, p. p. of emancipare to emancipate; e + mancipare to transfer ownership in, fr. manceps purchaser, as being one who laid his hand on the thing bought; manus hand + capere to take. See Manual, and Capable.] To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as: (a) To set free, as a minor from a parent; as, a father may emancipate a child. (b) To set free from bondage; to give freedom to; to manumit; as, to emancipate a slave, or a country.

Brasidas . . . declaring that he was sent to emancipate Hellas.

Jowett (Thucyd. ).

(c) To free from any controlling influence, especially from anything which exerts undue or evil influence; as, to emancipate one from prejudices or error.

From how many troublesome and slavish impertinences . . . he had emancipated and freed himself.

Evelyn.

To emancipate the human conscience.

A. W. Ward.

E*man"ci*pate (?), a. [L. emancipatus, p. p.] Set at liberty.

E*man`ci*pa"tion (?), n. [L. emancipatio: cf. F. émancipation.] The act of setting free from the power of another, from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence; also, the state of being thus set free; liberation; as, the emancipation of slaves; the emancipation of minors; the emancipation of a person from prejudices; the emancipation of the mind from superstition; the emancipation of a nation from tyranny or subjection.

Syn. -- Deliverance; liberation; release; freedom; manumission; enfranchisement.

E*man`ci*pa"tion*ist, n. An advocate of emancipation, esp. the emancipation of slaves.

E*man"ci*pa`tor (?), n. [L.] One who emancipates.

E*man"ci*pa*to*ry (?), a. Pertaining to emancipation, or tending to effect emancipation. "Emancipatory laws." G. Eliot.

E*man"ci*pist (?), n. A freed convict. [Australia]

E*mar"gi*nate (?), v. t. [L. emarginare; e out + marginare to furnish with a margin, fr. margo margin.] To take away the margin of.

{ E*mar"gi*nate (?), E*mar"gi*na`ted (?), } a. 1. Having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus.

2. (Bot.) Notched at the summit.

3. (Cryst.) Having the edges truncated.