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] To release from slavery; to
liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a
slave. "Manumitted slaves." Hume.

Man"u*mo`tive (?), a. [L. manus
the hand + E. motive.] Movable by hand. [R.]

Man"u*mo`tor (?), n. [L. manus
the hand + E. motor.] A small wheel carriage, so
constructed that a person sitting in it may move it.

Ma*nur"a*ble (&?;), a.
1. Capable of cultivation. [Obs.] Sir
M. Hale.

2. Capable of receiving a fertilizing
substance.

Ma*nur"age (?), n.
Cultivation. [Obs.] Warner.

Ma*nur"ance (?), n.
Cultivation. [Obs.] Spenser.

Ma*nure" (m&adot;*nūr"), v. t.
[imp. & p. p. Manured (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. Manuring.] [Contr, from OF. manuvrer,
manovrer, to work with the hand, to cultivate by manual labor,
F. manœuvrer. See Manual, Ure,
Opera, and cf.

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