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ac·quit    Audio Help   [uh-kwit] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -quit·ted, -quit·ting.
1.to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty: They acquitted him of the crime. The jury acquitted her, but I still think she's guilty.
2.to release or discharge (a person) from an obligation.
3.to settle or satisfy (a debt, obligation, claim, etc.).
4.to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: He acquitted himself well in battle.
5.to free or clear (oneself): He acquitted himself of suspicion.
[Origin: 1200–50; ME aquiten < AF, OF a(c)quiter, deriv., with a(c)- ac-, of quite free of obligations < ML quit(t)us, L quiétus quiet1; cf. quit]

—Related forms
ac·quit·ter, noun

—Synonyms 1. exculpate. See absolve. 2. free.
—Antonyms 1. convict.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  acquit
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  absolve, amnesty, clear, discharge, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, free, liberate, pardon, release, reprieve, vindicate, parole
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  act
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To conduct oneself in a specified way.
Synonyms:  bear, behave, carry, comport, demean, deport, do, quit
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  clear
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To free from a charge or imputation of guilt.
Synonyms:  absolve, exculpate, exonerate, vindicate
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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