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man·u·mit
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmit, usu -id.+V\ transitive verb
(manumitted ; manumitted ; manumitting ; manumits)
Etymology: Middle English manumitten, from Middle French manumitter, from Latin manumittere, from manu from the hand (abl. of manus hand) + mittere to send, let go — more at manual, smite
: to set free : liberate; especially : to release from slavery
< four million slaves had been manumitted by a stroke of the presidential pen — H.M.Gloster >
Synonyms: see free |