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   Man·u·mit

   /ˌmanyəˈmit/

   

   verb

   • 1. release from slavery; set free: historical "old Angus had never manumitted a single slave"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin manumittere, literally ‘send forth from the hand’, from manus ‘hand’ + mittere ‘send’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. manumitter noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › manumitMANUMIT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms for MANUMIT: free, release, liberate, rescue, emancipate, enfranchise, save, loosen; Antonyms of MANUMIT: restrain, confine, bind, fetter, jail, commit, shackle, enchain.

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   Mar 28, 2024 · manumit (third-person singular simple present manumits, present participle manumitting, simple past and past participle manumitted) To release from slavery, to free . Synonyms: emancipate, liberate.

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   6 days ago · To free from slavery, servitude, etc; emancipate.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

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   Define manumit. manumit synonyms, manumit pronunciation, manumit translation, English dictionary definition of manumit. tr.v. man·u·mit·ted , man·u·mit·ting , man·u·mits To free from slavery or bondage; emancipate. man′u·mis′sion n. man′u·mit′ter n. American Heritage®...

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   Manumit definition: . See examples of MANUMIT used in a sentence.

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   Manumit definition: To free from slavery or bondage; emancipate.

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   Factsheet. What does the noun manumit mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun manumit. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the noun manumit? About 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English. See frequency. Where does the noun manumit come from?