acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
(verb) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; âThe suspect was cleared of the murder chargesâ
behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
(verb) behave in a certain manner; âShe carried herself wellâ; âhe bore himself with dignityâ; âThey conducted themselves well during these difficult timesâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• See acquit
Source: Wiktionary
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
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
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