Thesaurus: acquit

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1. p. p. Acquitted; set free; rid of.
2. v. t. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite.
3. v. t. To pay for; to atone for.
4. v. t. 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.
5. v. t. To clear one's self.
6. v. t. 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.
7. v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
8. v. behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
9. Acquitted; set free; rid of. [Archaic] Shak. 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.
10. Acquitted; set free; rid of. [Archaic] Shak.
11. v:100 v. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges