Manumit

//ˌmænjʊˈmɪt// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To release from slavery, to free. transitive

    "[…]Lungs, I will manumit thee from the Fornace; / I will reſtore thee thy complexion, Puffe, / Lost in the embers; and repayre this brayne, / Hurt with the fume o'the Mettalls."

  2. 2
    free from slavery or servitude wordnet

Synonyms

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emancipatedeliverdischargeemancipateenfranchisefree

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"[…]Lungs, I will manumit thee from the Fornace; / I will reſtore thee thy complexion, Puffe, / Lost in the embers; and repayre this brayne, / Hurt with the fume o'the Mettalls."

Etymology

From Middle English manumitten, from Latin manūmittere, from pre-Classical Latin manū ēmittere (literally “send out from one’s hand”).

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