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.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM manumit

man·u·mit·ter, nounun·man·u·mit·ted, adjective

Words nearby manumit

manuhiri, manuka, manuka honey, Manukau, manumission, manumit, man up, manure, manus, Manu Samoa, manuscript

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How to use manumit in a sentence

The tendency to manumit faithful slaves called forth no approbation.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams
To gratify the whims of a whimsical sect, who would have us, not only forbear making more slaves, but even manumit those we have.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919|Various
Did it ever occur to her, that Northerners might go South, and buy a great many of these slaves, and manumit them?
Aunt Phillis's Cabin|Mary H. Eastman
Ma is compounded with many words which express action done by the hand; as, manufacture, manumit.
Lectures on Language|William S. Balch

To gratify the whim of a whimsical sect, who would have us not only forbear making more slaves, but even manumit those we have.
The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, [Vol 2 of 3]|Benjamin Franklin

British Dictionary definitions for manumit

manumit

/ (ˌmænjʊˈmɪt) /

verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted

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

Derived forms of manumit

manumitter, 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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