C15: from Latin manūmittere to release, from manū from one's hand + ēmittere to send away
manumit in American English
(ˌmænjuˈmɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: manuˈmitted or manuˈmitting
to free from slavery; liberate (a slave, serf, etc.)
Word origin
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
Synonyms of 'manumit'
free, release, deliver, liberate
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(verb)
Definition
to free from slavery
Synonyms
free
They are going to free more prisoners.
release
He was released from custody the next day.
deliver
Mercifully, I was delivered from that pain.
liberate
How committed is the leadership to liberating its people from poverty?
set free
emancipate
the war which preserved the Union and emancipated the slaves
unchain
enfranchise
Additional synonyms
in the sense of deliver
Definition
to release or rescue (from captivity or danger)
Mercifully, I was delivered from that pain.
Synonyms
release,
free,
save,
rescue,
loose,
discharge,
liberate,
acquit,
redeem,
ransom,
emancipate
in the sense of emancipate
Definition
to free from social, political, or legal restrictions
the war which preserved the Union and emancipated the slaves
Synonyms
free,
release,
liberate,
set free,
deliver,
discharge,
let out,
let loose,
untie,
unchain,
enfranchise,
unshackle,
disencumber,
unfetter,
unbridle,
disenthral,
manumit
in the sense of enfranchise
Synonyms
free,
release,
liberate,
set free,
emancipate,
manumit
Nearby words of
manumit
manufacture
manufacturer
manumission
manumit
manure
many
many a time
Synonyms of 'manumit'
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of liberate
Definition
to release (a country) from enemy occupation
How committed is the leadership to liberating its people from poverty?
Synonyms
free,
release,
rescue,
save,
deliver,
discharge,
redeem,
let out,
set free,
let loose,
untie,
emancipate,
unchain,
unbind,
manumit
in the sense of release
Definition
to free (a person or animal) from captivity or imprisonment