[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

acquit \acquit"\, p. p.
   acquitted; set free; rid of. archaic --shak.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

acquit \acquit"\, 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
see also:
acquitted acquitting quit acquiet absolve 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
assoil clear discharge exonerate exculpate convict 
behave bear deport conduct comport 
carry acquitting acquitted 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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

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