emancipate(im AN si PAYT) vt. 1. to set free from bondage, slavery, serfdom,
and the like; 2. to free from control or restraint
- Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1862 did not emancipatethe slaves
living in the Union, only those in the Confederacy, where he had no
power. - At age 18 in most states, a child can be emancipatedfrom his or her parents’
control.
[-d, emancipating, emancipation n.] [Syn. free]
embezzle(em BEZ il) vt.to steal by fraud; to take money from someone on
false pretense and then spend it on oneself - Several corporate executives spent the late 1990s embezzlingtheir stockhold-
ers’ money. - Con men are skilled in the art of embezzling.
[-d, embezzling, -ment, -r n.] [Syn. steal]
emit(ee MIT) vt. to send out; send forth; give off; utter; discharge - A transmitter’s antenna emitssome kind of waves.
- A speaker stands before an audience and emitswords.
- Old Faithful emitshot water at regular intervals.
[-ted, -ting] [Syn. discharge]
emollient(im AHL yint) adj. softening; soothing —n. a substance that has a
softening effect when applied to the skin - Many medicinal preparations have an emollienteffect.
- Proper skin care requires replacing skin moisture every day by using
emollients.
encomium(in KOHM ee uhm) n. a formal expression of praise; a hymn or
eulogy - “America the Beautiful” is an encomiumto the natural beauty of the country.
- “Adonais” is Shelly’s encomiumto the poet John Keats.
[Syn. tribute]
enigmatic(EN ig MAT ik) adj. like a seemingly inexplicable matter (enigma);
perplexing; baffling - Lightning must have been very enigmaticto everyone living prior to the
eighteenth century. - Traveling faster than the speed of light is the stuff of science fiction but is
enigmaticto today’s science.
[-ally adv.] [Syn. obscure]
enunciate(in UHN see AYT) vt. 1. to state in a systematic way; 2. to pronounce
words clearly; 3. to announce - Einstein first enunciatedhis theory of relativity in 1905.
- It is important to enunciateclearly to make your position understood by
others. - Bob and Carol enunciatedtheir engagement to each other.
[-d, enuciating] [Syn. utter]
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