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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
manumit — index disengage, disenthrall, enfranchise, free, liberate, quit (free of), release, relieve ( … Law dictionary
manumit — (v.) early 15c., from L. manumittere to release, set at liberty, emancipate, lit. to send from one s hand (i.e. control ); see MANUMISSION (Cf. manumission). Related: Manumitted; manumitting … Etymology dictionary
manumit — emancipate, enfranchise, deliver, discharge, *free, release, liberate Antonyms: enslave … New Dictionary of Synonyms
manumit — [man΄yo͞omit′] vt. manumitted, manumitting [ME manumitten < OFr manumitter < L manumittere, lit., to let go from the hand, free < manu, abl. of manus, a hand (see MANUAL) + mittere, to send: see MISSION] to free from slavery; liberate (a … English World dictionary
Manumit School — The Manumit School ( manumit in Latin means freedom from slavery) was an experimental Christian socialist boarding school in Pawling, New York. and, in 1944, Bristol, Pennsylvania. Founded on purchased farm land in 1924 by Rev. William and Helen… … Wikipedia
manumit — transitive verb ( mitted; mitting) Etymology: Middle English manumitten, from Anglo French manumettre, from Latin manumittere, from manus hand + mittere to let go, send Date: 15th century to release from slavery Synonyms: see free … New Collegiate Dictionary
manumit — manumitter, n. /man yeuh mit /, v.t., manumitted, manumitting. to release from slavery or servitude. [1375 1425; late ME < L manumittere, earlier manu emittere to send away from (one s) hand, i.e., to set free. See MANUS, EMIT] * * * … Universalium
manumit — verb /mænjʊˈmɪt/ To release from slavery, to free. Ruth wept much but Sara set her beauty to a fierce grimness which, even when, as you shall hear later, she was manumitted, she never entirely lost. See Also: manumission … Wiktionary
manumit — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. liberate, emancipate, release; see free 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To set at liberty: discharge, emancipate, free, liberate, loose, release. Slang: spring. Idiom: let loose. See FREE … English dictionary for students
manumit — man·u·mit || ‚mænjÉ™ mɪt /‚mænjÊŠ mɪt v. free from slavery, emancipate, set free from bondage … English contemporary dictionary
