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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Acquit \Ac*quit"\, p. p.
     Acquitted; set free; rid of. [Archaic] --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A responsibility that can never be absolutely
              acquitted.                            --I. Taylor.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.] --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To absolve; clear; exonerate; exonerate; exculpate;
          release; discharge. See Absolve.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Acquit \Ac*quit"\, p. p.
     Acquitted; set free; rid of. [Archaic] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              A responsibility that can never be absolutely
              acquitted.                            --I. Taylor.
  
     2. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     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.
  
     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.
  
     Syn: To absolve; clear; exonerate; exonerate; exculpate;
          release; discharge. See Absolve.

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 Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  acquit
     Γαλλικά n.
     εξόφληση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  acquit
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr acquérir  3 s phis)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  acquit
     alt.
     (l en acquite) (qualifier: obsolete)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To declare or find#Verb innocent#Adjective or
  not guilty.
     2 (lb en transitive) To discharge#Verb (for example, a claim#Noun or
  debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.
     3 (lb en transitive) ''Followed by'' '''(l en of)''' ''(and formerly
  by'' '''(l en from)''''')'': to discharge, release#Verb, or set free
  from a burden#Noun, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an
  accusation or charge.
     4 (lb en reflexive) To bear#Verb or conduct#Verb oneself; to perform
  one's part#Noun.
     5 (lb en reflexive) To clear#Verb oneself.
     6 (lb en transitive archaic) (past participle of en acquit nocat=1).
     7 (lb en transitive obsolete) To release#Verb, to rescue#Verb, to set
  free.
     8 (lb en transitive obsolete rare) To pay#Verb for; to atone for.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  acquit
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr acquérir  3 s phis)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  acquit
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr acquérir  3 s phis)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  acquit
     Ranska vb.
     (fr-v-taivm indyy3 a cquit acquérir)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  acquit
     Franska vb.
     (böjning fr verb acquérir)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Acquit /ɐkwˈɪt/
  برّئ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  acquit //əˈkwɪt// 
  1. освобождавам
  (obsolete) to release, rescue
  2. държа се
  to clear oneself
  3. (от задължение), освобождавам
  to discharge (for example, a claim or debt)
  4. дълг, плащам
  to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, etc.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  acquit /ɐkwˈɪt/
  zprostit viny

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  acquit /ɐkwˈɪt/ 
  zprostit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  acquit /ɐkwˈɪt/ 
  osvobodit

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  acquit /ɐkwˈɪt/
  
  αθωώνω, απαλλάσσω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  acquit //əˈkwɪt// 
  1. hyvittää (jotakin), maksaa (jostakin)
  (obsolete) to pay for, to atone for
  2. vapauttaa
  (obsolete) to release, rescue
  3. suoriutua
  to bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part
  4. vapauttaa (itsensä)
  to clear oneself
  5. todeta syyttömäksi, vapauttaa (syytteestä)
  to declare or find innocent or not guilty
  6. vapauttaa (velvollisuudesta)
  to discharge (for example, a claim or debt)
  7. lunastaa
  to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, etc.

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  acquit /əkwit/
  absoudre

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  acquit /ɐkwˈɪt/ 
  1. दोष~मुक्त~करना
        "The jury acquitted him of bank robbery."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  acquit /ɐkwˈɪt/
  isplatiti, izmiriti, odriješiti, opravdati, osloboditi

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  acquit //əˈkwɪt// 
  1. 放免
  to declare or find innocent or not guilty
  2. 解放
  to discharge (for example, a claim or debt)

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  acquit /əkwit/
  absolvere

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  acquit //əˈkwɪt// 
  frifinne
  to declare or find innocent or not guilty

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  acquit /əˈkwɪt/ 
   1.  uniewinniać
   2.  [form]  acquit oneself (acquit V: PROREFL ADV)
   - postępować, zachowywać się

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  acquit /əkwit/ 
  absolver

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  acquit //əˈkwɪt// 
  frikänna
  to declare or find innocent or not guilty

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  acquit /ɐkwˈɪt/
  1. suçsuz çıkarmak, beraat ettirmek. acquit oneself görevini yapmak
  2. davranmak hareket etmek. acquit oneself well vazifesini iyi yapmak. be acquitted beraat etmek, temize çıkmak.

From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 :   [ freedict:fra-eng ]

  acquit /aki/ 
  acknowledgement, receipt

From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:fra-nld ]

  acquit /aki/
  kwitantie, ontvangbewijs, reçu

From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-swe ]

  acquit /a.ki/ 
  aquit, betalning, kvittning, kvitto

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈkwɪt/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/aki/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  45 Moby Thesaurus words for "acquit":
     absolve, amnesty, bear, carry, clear, comport, conduct, convict,
     decontaminate, demean, deport, destigmatize, discharge, dismiss,
     dispense from, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exempt from, exonerate,
     forgive, free, give absolution, go on, grant amnesty to,
     grant immunity, grant remission, justify, let go, let off,
     liberate, nonpros, pardon, pass sentence, penalize, purge,
     quash the charge, quit, release, remit, set free, shrive,
     vindicate, whitewash, withdraw the charge
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 开释,释放,行为;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 宣判无罪;表现;完成,履行;清偿,解除

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