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manumit
[
man-y
uh
-
mit
]
Origin
man·u·mit
/
ˌmæn
yəˈmɪt
/
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[
man-y
uh
-
mit
]
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verb (used with object),
-mit·ted,
-mit·ting.
to release from slavery or servitude.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
<
Latin
manūmittere,
earlier
manū ēmittere
to send away from (one's) hand, i.e., to set free.
See
manus
,
emit
Related forms
man·u·mit·ter,
noun
un·man·u·mit·ted,
adjective
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to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.
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manumit
(ˌmænjʊˈmɪt)
—
vb
,
-mits
,
-mitting
,
-mitted
(
tr
) to free from slavery, servitude, etc; emancipate
[C15: from Latin
manūmittere
to release, from
manū
from one's hand +
ēmittere
to send away]
manu'mitter
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
manumit
mid-15c., from L. manumittere, lit. "to send from one's 'hand'" (i.e. "control"); see
manumission
. Related: Manumitted.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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