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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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
servitude; to free as a slave. ``Manumitted slaves.''
--Hume.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
manumit
v : free from slavery or servitude [syn: {emancipate}]
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