acquitter

== English == === Etymology === From acquit +‎ -er. === Noun === acquitter (plural acquitters) One who acquits or releases. === References === “acquitter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French acquiter, from Medieval Latin acquitāre, adquietāre (“to pay a debt”), from ad- + quitare (“to set free”), from Late Latin quietāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ki.te/ === Verb === acquitter to pay to acknowledge (a signal), to notify the receipt of (law) to clear, to acquit (reflexive) to pay (reflexive) to discharge, to complete (one's duty) [with de] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== acquittement === Further reading === “acquitter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012