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acquit

verb

1 the jury acquitted her of attempted arson:

absolve, clear, exonerate, exculpate, declare innocent, find innocent, pronounce not guilty;

discharge, release, liberate, emancipate, free, set free, deliver, spare, exempt, dismiss;

vindicate;

informal let someone off (the hook).

▷antonyms convict.

2 the boys acquitted themselves exceedingly well:

conduct oneself, bear oneself;

perform, act, behave;

rare comport oneself, deport oneself.

3 archaic they acquitted themselves of their important duty:

discharge, execute, perform, do, carry out, effect, implement, bring about, bring off, accomplish, achieve, fulfil, complete;

informal pull off;

rare effectuate.

acquit Oxford Dictionary of English