Blockade and Emancipate

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Blockade verb - To surround (as a fortified place) with armed forces for the purpose of capturing or preventing commerce and communication.

Usage example: blockaded the city until it surrendered

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Emancipate is an antonym for blockade.

Emancipate verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).

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Blockade is an antonym for emancipate.

Nearby Words: emancipation, emancipating, emancipative, emancipatory

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