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

quit \quit\, v. t. imp.  p. p. quit or quitted; p. pr. 
   vb. n. quitting. oe. quiten, of. quiter, quitier,
   cuitier, f. quitter, to acquit, quit, ll. quietare, fr. l.
   quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. see quiet,
   a., and cf. quit, a., quite, acquit, requite.
   1. to set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or
      oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. r.
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            to quit you of this fear, you have already looked
            death in the face; what have you found so terrible
            in it?                                --wake.
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   2. to release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the
      like; to absolve; to acquit.
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            there may no gold them quyte.         --chaucer.
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            god will relent, and quit thee all his debt.
                                                  --milton.
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   3. to discharge, as an obligation or duty; to meet and
      satisfy, as a claim or debt; to make payment for or of; to
      requite; to repay.
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            the blissful martyr quyte you your meed. --chaucer.
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            enkindle all the sparks of nature
            to quit this horrid act.              --shak.
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            before that judge that quits each soul his hire.
                                                  --fairfax.
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   4. to meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of;
      to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.
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            be strong, and quit yourselves like men. --1 sam.
                                                  iv. 9.
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            samson hath quit himself
            like samson.                          --milton.
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   5. to carry through; to go through to the end. obs.
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            never worthy prince a day did quit
            with greater hazard and with more renown. --daniel.
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   6. to have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to
      depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to
      quit the place; to quit jesting.
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            such a superficial way of examining is to quit truth
            for appearance.                       --locke.
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   to quit cost, to pay; to reimburse.

   to quit scores, to make even; to clear mutually from
      demands.
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            does not the earth quit scores with all the elements
            in the noble fruits that issue from it? --south.
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   syn: to leave; relinquish; resign; abandon; forsake;
        surrender; discharge; requite.

   usage: quit, leave. leave is a general term, signifying
          merely an act of departure; quit implies a going
          without intention of return, a final and absolute
          abandonment.
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see also:
quit quitted quitting quiet quite acquit 
requite to quit cost to quit scores leave 

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