manumit

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: man=u=mit

CIDE DICTIONARY

manumit, v. t. [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.  Hume.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

manumit, v.tr. (manumitted, manumitting) hist. set (a slave) free.

Derivative

manumission n.

Etymology

ME f. L manumittere manumiss- f. manus hand + emittere send forth

ROGET THESAURUS

manumit

Liberation

VB liberate, free, set free, set clear, set at liberty, render free, emancipate, release, enfranchise, affranchise, manumit, enlarge, disband, discharge, disenthrall, disenthral, dismiss, let go, let loose, loose, let out, let slip, cast adrift, turn adrift, deliver, absolve, unfetter &c, untie, loose, loosen, relax, unbolt, unbar, unclose, uncork, unclog, unhand, unbind, unchain, unharness, unleash, disengage, disentangle, clear, extricate, unloose, gain one's liberty, obtain one's liberty, acquire one's liberty, get rid of, get clear of, deliver oneself from, shake off the yoke, slip the collar, break loose, break prison, tear asunder one's bonds, cast off trammels, escape.