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manumit
[ man-yuh-mit ]
verb (used with object)
, man·u·mit·ted, man·u·mit·ting.
- 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
C15: from Latin manūmittere to release, from manū from one's hand + ēmittere to send away
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Example Sentences
The tendency to manumit faithful slaves called forth no approbation.
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To gratify the whims of a whimsical sect, who would have us, not only forbear making more slaves, but even manumit those we have.
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Did it ever occur to her, that Northerners might go South, and buy a great many of these slaves, and manumit them?
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Ma is compounded with many words which express action done by the hand; as, manufacture, manumit.
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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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