Handcuff and Manumit

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Handcuff verb - To confine or restrain with or as if with chains.

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Manumit is an antonym for handcuff.

Nearby Words: handcuffed, handcuffing

Manumit verb - To set free (as from slavery or confinement).

Usage example: though he was an outspoken defender of liberty, this son of Virginia did not manumit his own slaves until he was on his deathbed

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Handcuff is an antonym for manumit.

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