Acquit

What do we mean by acquit?

To find not guilty of a criminal offense. transitive verb

To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner. transitive verb

To release or discharge from an obligation, such as a debt. transitive verb

To repay. transitive verb

To release or discharge, as from an obligation, accusation, guilt, censure, suspicion, or whatever is laid against or upon a person as a charge or duty; specifically, in law, to pronounce not guilty: as, we acquit a man of evil intentions; the jury acquitted the prisoner.

To atone for.

To settle, as a debt; requite; pay; discharge; fulfil.

With a reflexive pronoun: To clear one's self.

To behave; bear or conduct one's self: as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the orator acquitted himself indifferently.

. To release; set free; rescue.

Synonyms To exonerate, exculpate, discharge, set free. See absolve.

To behave, act, bear, conduct, demean, deport, or quit (one's self).

Past participle of acquit.

Acquitted; set free; rid of. past participle

To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite. transitive verb

To pay for; to atone for. transitive verb

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 transitive verb

To clear one's self. transitive verb

To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part transitive verb

To declare or find innocent or not guilty.

To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.

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.

To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.

To clear oneself.

To release, to rescue, to set free.

To pay for; to atone for.

Words that are spelled similarly to acquit:
acquit, acquiet, acquist, acquis, acqui, acquet.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word acquit:
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Words that rhyme with acquit:
it, fit, shit, hit, bit, split, pit, wit, remit, grit, commit, knit, quit, spit, sit, kit, submit, admit, slit, hypocrite, tit, permit, writ, lit, retrofit, counterfeit, legit, omit, outfit, emit, whit, nit, transmit, chit, bullshit, skit, flit, refit, obit, misfit, tidbit, mitt, cockpit, befit, resubmit, armpit, brit, witt, outwit, pitt, unfit, smit, schmidt, make it, sunlit, identikit, moonlit, recommit, fitt, dewitt, blue tit, fytte, britt, messerschmitt, mother wit, schmitt, ccitt, ritt, lafitte, litt, drill bit, readmit, a bit, hitt, tool kit, tritt, dlitt, do it, tar pit, get it, smitt, banana split, whitt, rootkit, see to it, holy writ, kitt, parity bit, take a hit, blitt, reverse stock split, gillett, have a go at it, devitt, on the face of it, bit by bit, lose it, buy it, ask for it, gin and it.

Adjectives that are often used to describe acquit:
french, solid, first, guilty.

Consonant match to acquit:
equate, acquiet, a quite.

Words that sound like acquit:
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