acquit

  1. Verb.  To declare not guilty; innocent.
  2. Verb.  (context, followed by “of”, formerly by “from”) To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge, to find not guilty.
  3. Verb.  (obsolete, rare) To pay for; to atone for.
  4. Verb.  To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite, to fulfill.
  5. Verb.  (reflexive) To clear one’s self.
  6. Verb.  (reflexive) To bear or conduct one’s self; to perform one’s part.
  7. Verb.  (obsolete) To release, set free, rescue.
  8. Verb.  (archaic) Past participle of '''acquit''', set free, rid of.

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