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

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