Synonyms for manumit

Most common

liberate · emancipate · enfranchise

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To release (someone) from slavery; to free.

Forms

Past participle

manumitted
e.g. manumitted → freed, liberated, emancipated, enfranchised…

Example sentences

• liberate Work doesn't liberate, it eventually makes you tired.
• emancipate There are five ways to emancipate themselves from the bond of worldly passions.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

free¹

7 letters

release²

8 letters

liberate³

10 letters

emancipate⁴

11 letters

enfranchise³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (release² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

affranchir

Italiano

affrancare

Español

franquear

Català

franquejar