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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acquit \Ac*quit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquitted}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Acquitting}.] [OE. aquiten, OF. aquiter, F. acquitter; ?
     (L. ad) + OF. quiter, F. quitter, to quit. See {Quit}, and
     cf. {Acquiet}.]
     1. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay
        off; to requite.


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              A responsibility that can never be absolutely
              acquitted.                            --I. Taylor.
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     2. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     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.
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     4. Reflexively:
        (a) To clear one's self. --Shak.
        (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.
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     Syn: To absolve; clear; exonerate; exonerate; exculpate;
          release; discharge. See {Absolve}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acquit
       v 1: pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was
            cleared of the murder charges" [syn: {assoil}, {clear},
            {discharge}, {exonerate}, {exculpate}] [ant: {convict}]
       2: behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he
          bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves
          well during these difficult times" [syn: {behave}, {bear},
           {deport}, {conduct}, {comport}, {carry}]
       [also: {acquitting}, {acquitted}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acquitting
       See {acquit}

















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