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   Ac·quit

   /əˈkwit/

   

   verb

   • 1. free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty: "she was acquitted on all counts" Similar absolveclearexonerateexculpatedeclare innocentfind innocentpronounce not guiltydischargereleaseliberateemancipatefreeset freedeliverspareexemptdismissvindicateinformal:let someone off (the hook)Opposite convict
   • 2. conduct oneself or perform in a specified way: "all the young women in the contest acquitted themselves well" Similar conduct oneselfbear oneselfperformactbehaverare:comport oneselfdeport oneself
   • ▪ discharge (a duty or responsibility): archaic "they acquitted themselves of their charge with vigilance" Similar dischargeexecuteperformdocarry outeffectimplementbring aboutbring offaccomplishachievefulfillcompleteinformal:pull offrare:effectuate

   Word Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘pay a debt, discharge a liability’): from Old French acquiter, from medieval Latin acquitare ‘pay a debt’, from ad- ‘to’ + quitare ‘set free’.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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