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acquit

Pronunciation: /əˈkwɪt/

The English word “acquit” has 7 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To declare or find innocent or not guilty.
  2. To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
  3. to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.
  4. To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.
  5. To clear oneself.
  6. To release, to rescue, to set free.
  7. To pay for; to atone for.

Etymology

From Middle English aquī̆ten (“to give in return; to pay, repay; to redeem (a pledge, security), to make good (a promise); to make amends; to relieve of an obligation; to acquit, clear of a charge; to free; to deprive of; to do one's part, acquit oneself; to act, behave (in a certain way)”), from Old French aquiter (“to act, do”) and Medieval Latin acquitāre (“to settle a debt”), from ad- (“to”)…

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