Nearby Words
verb (used with object), -quit·ted, -quit·ting.
1.
to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty: They acquitted him of the crime. The jury acquitted her, but I still think she's guilty.
2.
to release or discharge (a person) from an obligation.
3.
to settle or satisfy (a debt, obligation, claim, etc.).
4.
to bear or conduct (oneself); behave: He acquitted himself well in battle.
5.
to free or clear (oneself): He acquitted himself of suspicion.
Origin:
1200–50; Middle English aquiten < Anglo-French, Old French a(c)quiter, derivative, with a(c)- ac-, of quite free of obligations < Medieval Latin quit(t)us, Latin quiētus quiet1; compare quit
1200–50; Middle English aquiten < Anglo-French, Old French a(c)quiter, derivative, with a(c)- ac-, of quite free of obligations < Medieval Latin quit(t)us, Latin quiētus quiet1; compare quit
Related forms
ac·quit·ter, noun
pre·ac·quit, verb (used with object), -quit·ted, -quit·ting.
un·ac·quit·ted, adjective
Antonyms
1. convict.
1. convict.
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Acquitted
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Example Sentences
- Fish-farm lice acquitted of killing wild fish.
- It doesn't matter if the suspect was charged or even acquitted.
- He was acquitted for lack of evidence.
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
acquit
early 13c., "to satisfy a debt" (either for oneself or on behalf of another), from O.Fr. acquitter "settle a claim," from à "to" + quite "free, clear" (see quit). Meanings "set free from charges" and "to discharge one's duty" both recorded from late 14c.
EXPANDacquitted
"freed, exonerated," 1670s, pp. adj. from acquit (q.v.). Formerly in this sense was acquit (late 14c.), perhaps on analogy of pps. such as hit.
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