acquit. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

acquit

SYLLABICATION:	ac·quit
PRONUNCIATION:	-kwt
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: ac·quit·ted, ac·quit·ting, ac·quits 1. Law To free or clear from a charge or accusation. 2. To release or discharge from a duty. 3. To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner: acquitted herself well during the interview. 4. Obsolete To repay.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English aquiten, from Old French aquiter : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad–) + quite, free, clear (from Medieval Latin quittus, variant of Latin quitus, past participle of quiscere, to rest; see k^wei- in Appendix I).
OTHER FORMS:	ac·quitter —NOUN


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