acquit

acquit is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Acquitted; set free; rid of. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 19 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. past participle. Acquitted; set free; rid of.
2. transitive verb. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite.
3. transitive verb. To pay for; to atone for.
4. transitive verb. 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.
5. transitive verb. To clear one's self.
6. transitive verb. 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.
7. verb. pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

   "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

   Synonyms: assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate

8. verb. behave in a certain manner

   "She carried herself well"

   "he bore himself with dignity"

   Synonyms: bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport

Synonyms

assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, deport

Common word forms

acquits, acquital, acquitment

Words from these letters

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