Acquit

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1. Verb form

Acquitted; set free; rid of.

2. Verb

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

3. Verb

To pay for; to atone for.

4. 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; as, the jury acquitted the prisoner; we acquit a man of evil intentions.

5. Verb

To clear one's self.

6. Verb

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.

7. Verb

behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"
Vocabulary classified under Politics and government
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