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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. free from slavery or servitude;
[syn: manumit, emancipate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

manumit v 1: free from slavery or servitude [syn: manumit, emancipate]