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Acquit means to be done paying a debt or fulfilling an obligation.

(verb)

An example of acquit is to have paid off a loan.

The definition of acquit is to clear a person of a charge of wrongdoing.

(verb)

An example of acquit is to find a person not guilty of a crime in court.

Acquit is defined as how someone behaves in a difficult situation.

(verb)

When a person loses their house and their job, but still manage to keep their head up it is an example of knowing how to acquit himself under great pressure.

See acquit in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb acquitted, acquitting

to release from a duty, obligation, etc.
to clear (a person) of a charge, as by declaring him not guilty; exonerate
to bear or conduct (oneself); behave
Archaic to pay (a debt or claim)

Origin: ME aquiten < OFr aquiter, to free < ML acquitare, to settle a claim < L ad-, to + quietare: see quiet

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acquitter noun

See acquit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ac·quit·ted, ac·quit·ting, ac·quits

Law To free or clear from a charge or accusation.
To release or discharge from a duty.
To conduct (oneself) in a specified manner: acquitted herself well during the interview.
Obsolete To repay.

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Origin: Middle English aquiten

Origin: , from Old French aquiter

Origin: : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-)

Origin: + quite, free, clear (from Medieval Latin quittus, variant of Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere, to rest; see k^weiə- in Indo-European roots)

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