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disenslave

/ˌdɪsənˈsleɪv/

disenslave verb: to free from slavery, to emancipate.

Verb

disenslave (third-person singular simple present disenslaves, present participle disenslaving, simple past and past participle disenslaved)

  1. (obsolete) To free from slavery, to emancipate.
    • He shall disenslave and redeem his soul.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Forms of disenslave

third-person singular presentdisenslaves
present participledisenslaving
past participledisenslaved
pastdisenslaved

Origin of disenslave

From dis- + enslave.

Questions about disenslave

What does disenslave mean?
Disenslave means to free from slavery, to emancipate.
What part of speech is disenslave?
Disenslave is a verb.
How do you pronounce disenslave?
Disenslave is pronounced /ˌdɪsənˈsleɪv/.
What is the past tense of disenslave?
The past tense of disenslave is disenslaved.

Words near disenslave in the dictionary

  1. disenshittifying
  2. disenshroud
  3. disenshrouded
  4. disenshrouding
  5. disenshrouds
  6. disenslave
  7. disenslaved
  8. disenslaves
  9. disenslaving
  10. disentail
  11. disentailed

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