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manumit

[ man-yuh-mit ]
/ ˌmæn yəˈmɪt /
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verb (used with object), man·u·mit·ted, man·u·mit·ting.

to release from slavery or servitude.

RELATED WORDS

loosen, pardon, spring, relieve, extricate, bail, ransom, acquit, untie, save, reprieve, dismiss, rescue, demobilize, loose, deliver, undo, redeem, enfranchise, discharge

Nearby words

  1. manuhiri,
  2. manuka,
  3. manuka honey,
  4. manukau,
  5. manumission,
  6. manure,
  7. manus,
  8. manuscript,
  9. manutius,
  10. manutius, aldus

Origin of manumit

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin manūmittere, earlier manū ēmittere to send away from (one's) hand, i.e., to set free. See manus, emit
Related formsman·u·mit·ter, nounun·man·u·mit·ted, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for manumit

manumit

/ (ˌmænjʊˈmɪt) /

verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted

(tr) to free from slavery, servitude, etc; emancipate
Derived Formsmanumitter, noun

Word Origin for manumit

C15: from Latin manūmittere to release, from manū from one's hand + ēmittere to send away
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Word Origin and History for manumit

manumit

v.

early 15c., from Latin manumittere "to release, set at liberty, emancipate," literally "to send from one's 'hand'" (i.e. "control"); see manumission. Related: Manumitted; manumitting.

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