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HOME | Definition of manumit (MANUMIT, Manumit)

    Manumit \Man`u*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manumitted; p. pr. &
    vb. n. Manumitting.] [L. manumittere, manumissum; manus the
    hand + mittere to send, to send off. See Manual, and
    Missile.]
    To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or
    servitude; to free, as a slave. "Manumitted slaves." --Hume.
    [1913 Webster]

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48


    manumit
    v : free from slavery or servitude [syn: emancipate]
    [also: manumitting, manumitted]

    WordNet (r) 2.0

emancipate, manumitted, manumitting

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