ACQUIT

acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate

(verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; “The suspect was cleared of the murder charges”

behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry

(verb) behave in a certain manner; “She carried herself well”; “he bore himself with dignity”; “They conducted themselves well during these difficult times”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

acquit (third-person singular simple present acquits, present participle acquitting, simple past acquitted, past participle (archaic) acquit or acquitted)

(transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty.

Synonyms: absolve, clear, exculpate, exonerate

Antonyms: condemn, convict

(transitive) To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.

(transitive) Followed by of (and formerly by from): to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.

(reflexive) To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.

(reflexive) To clear oneself.

(transitive, archaic) past participle of acquit.

(transitive, obsolete) To release, to rescue, to set free.

(transitive, obsolete, rare) To pay for; to atone for.

Synonyms

• See acquit

Source: Wiktionary

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Ac*quit", p. p.

Definition: Acquitted; set free; rid of. [Archaic] Shak.

Ac*quit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquitting.] Etym: [OE. aquiten, OF. aquiter, F. acquitter; (L. ad) + OF. quiter, F. quitter, to quit. See Quit, and cf. Acquiet.]

1. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite. A responsibility that can never be absolutely acquitted. I. Taylor.

2. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.] Shak.

3. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of before the charge, formerly by from; as, the jury acquitted the prisoner; we acquit a man of evil intentions.

4. Reflexively: (a) To clear one's self.k. (b) To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part; as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself very poorly.

Syn.

– To absolve; clear; exonerate; exonerate; exculpate; release; discharge. See Absolve.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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