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  • 31liberate — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To free from bondage] Syn. set free, loose, release; see free 1 . 2. [To free from chemical or physical restraint] Syn. disengage, render gaseous, extract, separate, aerify, etherify, set free from combination, drive off,… …

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  • 32Liberation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Liberation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 liberation liberation disengagement release enlargement emancipation Sgm: N 1 disenthrallment disenthrallment disenthralment Sgm: N 1 affranchisement affranchisement… …

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  • 33manumitter — noun someone who frees others from bondage Lincoln is known as the Great Emancipator • Syn: ↑emancipator • Derivationally related forms: ↑manumit, ↑emancipate (for: ↑emancipator) …

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  • 34man|u|mis|sion — «MAN yuh MIHSH uhn», noun. 1. the act of freeing from slavery. 2. the condition of being freed from slavery: »Perhaps he remembers his ancestor from the Congo, who would not leave the state even for his manumission (Time). ╂[< Latin manūmissiō …

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  • 35Emancipate — E*man ci*pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emancipated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emancipating}.] [L. emancipatus, p. p. of emancipare to emancipate; e + mancipare to transfer ownership in, fr. manceps purchaser, as being one who laid his hand on the thing… …

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  • 36Emancipated — Emancipate E*man ci*pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emancipated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emancipating}.] [L. emancipatus, p. p. of emancipare to emancipate; e + mancipare to transfer ownership in, fr. manceps purchaser, as being one who laid his hand on the …

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  • 37Emancipating — Emancipate E*man ci*pate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emancipated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emancipating}.] [L. emancipatus, p. p. of emancipare to emancipate; e + mancipare to transfer ownership in, fr. manceps purchaser, as being one who laid his hand on the …

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  • 38Liberate — Lib er*ate ( [=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liberated} ( [=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liberating} ( [=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. liberatus, p. p. of liberare to free, fr. liber free. See {Liberal}, a., and cf. {Deliver}.] To release from restraint or… …

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  • 39Liberated — Liberate Lib er*ate ( [=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liberated} ( [=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liberating} ( [=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. liberatus, p. p. of liberare to free, fr. liber free. See {Liberal}, a., and cf. {Deliver}.] To release from… …

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  • 40Liberating — Liberate Lib er*ate ( [=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liberated} ( [=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liberating} ( [=a] t[i^]ng).] [L. liberatus, p. p. of liberare to free, fr. liber free. See {Liberal}, a., and cf. {Deliver}.] To release from… …

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