acquit

== English == === Alternative forms === acquite (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English aquī̆ten (“to give in return; to pay, repay; to redeem (a pledge, security), to make good (a promise); to make amends; to relieve of an obligation; to acquit, clear of a charge; to free; to deprive of; to do one's part, acquit oneself; to act, behave (in a certain way)”), from Old French aquiter (“to act, do”) and Medieval Latin acquitāre (“to settle a debt”), from ad- (“to”) + quitare (“to free”), equivalent to a- +‎ quit. Doublet of acquiet; also related to quit, quiet and acquiesce. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: ə-kwĭt, IPA(key): /əˈkwɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪt Hyphenation: ac‧quit === Verb === acquit (third-person singular simple present acquits, present participle acquitting, simple past acquitted, past participle acquitted or (archaic) acquit) (transitive) To declare or find innocent or not guilty. Synonyms: absolve, clear, exculpate, exonerate; see also Thesaurus:acquit Antonyms: condemn, convict; see also Thesaurus:convict (transitive) To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil. (transitive) to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge. [with of or (formerly) from] (reflexive) To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part. (reflexive) To clear oneself. (transitive, archaic) past participle of acquit. (transitive, obsolete) To release, to rescue, to set free. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To pay for; to atone for. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === acquittal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “acquit”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “acquit”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volumes I (A–C), New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ki/ === Verb === acquit third-person singular past historic of acquérir