acquit
Meaning of acquit
verb
- free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
she was acquitted on all counts
the jury acquitted Bream of murder
- conduct oneself or perform in a specified way.
the goalkeeper acquitted himself well
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’.
Information about acquit
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of acquit is: acquits.
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Hyphenation of acquit
ac-quit
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- acquit is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
acquit synonyms
Meaning assoil:
assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate
Meaning behave:
behave, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
Meaning declare (someone) free from guilt, obligation, or punishment:
Meaning remit or discharge (a debt):
Meaning set (someone) free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression:
Meaning set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions:
Meaning release from confinement or slavery:
Meaning bring and hand over (a letter, parcel, or goods) to the proper recipient or address:
Meaning give (something of which one has enough) to (someone):
Meaning free (a person or organization) from an obligation or liability imposed on others:
Meaning order or allow to leave; send away:
Meaning clear (someone) of blame or suspicion:
Meaning carry out, accomplish, or fulfil (an action, task, or function):
Meaning take action; do something:
acquit antonyms
Meaning declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law:
Translation of acquit
- French: acquitter, blanchir, absoudre, innocenter, disculper
- German: freisprechen
- Spanish: absolver, exculpar, eximir
- Italian: assolvere
- Portuguese: absolver
Words that rhyme with acquit
quit, bananaquit, preacquit, unacquit, requit, ubiquit, Ogunquit, unquit, Arquit, grassquit, mesquit, squit, mezquit
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