Emancipate and Seize

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

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Seize is an antonym for emancipate.

Nearby Words: emancipation, emancipating, emancipative, emancipatory

Seize verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

Usage example: seized the leaders of one of the city's major drug rings

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Emancipate is an antonym for seize.

Nearby Words: seizure, seizing, seised

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