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manumit
[ man-yuh-mit ]
verb (used with object)
- to release from slavery or servitude.
manumit
/ ˌmænjʊˈmɪt /
verb
- tr to free from slavery, servitude, etc; emancipate
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Derived Forms
- ˌmanuˈmitter, noun
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Other Words From
- manu·mitter noun
- unman·u·mitted adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of manumit1
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Example Sentences
The tendency to manumit faithful slaves called forth no approbation.
To gratify the whims of a whimsical sect, who would have us, not only forbear making more slaves, but even manumit those we have.
Did it ever occur to her, that Northerners might go South, and buy a great many of these slaves, and manumit them?
Ma is compounded with many words which express action done by the hand; as, manufacture, manumit.
To gratify the whim of a whimsical sect, who would have us not only forbear making more slaves, but even manumit those we have.
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