manumit
manumit 英 [ˌmænjʊ'mɪt] 美 [ˌmænjəˈmɪt]
vt. 解放；释放
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- To manumit is to set free, or to release a slave from slavery. During slavery in the United States, it was rare for a slave owner to manumit his slaves.
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- vt. 解放；释放
- manumit (v.) early 15c., from Latin manumittere "to release, set at liberty, emancipate," literally "to send from one's 'hand'" (i.e. "control"), from the phrase manu mittere "release from control," from manu, ablative of manus "power of a master," literally "hand" (from PIE root *man- (2) "hand") + mittere "let go, release" (see mission). Related: Manumitted; manumitting.
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