ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmit, usu -id.+V transitive verb
( manumitted ; manumitted ; manumitting ; manumits )
Etymology: Middle English manumitten, from Middle French manumitter, from Latin manumittere, from manu from the hand (abl. of manus hand) + mittere to send, let go — more at manual , smite
: to set free : liberate ; especially : to release from slavery
four million slaves had been manumitted by a stroke of the presidential pen — H.M.Gloster
Synonyms: see free