Acquit

Definitions: Acquit

Acquit

Verb

1. Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges".

2. Behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times".

Date "acquit" was first used: 12th century. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Dream Interpretation	To dream that you are acquitted of a crime, denotes that you are about to come into possession of valuable property, but there is danger of a law suit before obtaining possession. To see others acquitted, foretells that your friends will add pleasure to your labors. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Acquit

Synonyms: assoil (v), bear (v), behave (v), carry (v), clear (v), comport (v), conduct (v), deport (v), discharge (v), exculpate (v), exonerate (v). (additional references)

Antonym: convict (v). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Accounts	Books, account book, ledger; day book, cash book, pass book; journal; debtor and creditor account, cash account, running account; account current; balance, balance sheet; compte rendu, account settled, acquit, assets, expenditure, liabilities, outstanding accounts; profit and loss account, profit and loss statement, receipts.
Acquittal	Verb: acquit, exculpate, exonerate, clear; absolve, whitewash, assoil; discharge, release; liberate.
Conduct	Bear oneself, behave oneself, comport oneself, demean oneself, carry oneself, conduct oneself, acquit oneself.
Duty	Enter upon a duty, perform a duty, observe a duty, fulfill a duty, discharge a duty, adhere to a duty, acquit oneself of a duty, satisfy a duty, enter upon an obligation, perform an obligation, observe an obligation, fulfill an obligation, discharge an obligation, adhere to an obligation, acquit oneself of an obligation, satisfy an obligation; act one's part, redeem one's pledge, do justice to, be at one's post; do duty; do one's duty; (be virtuous).
Exemption	Exempt, release, acquit, discharge, quitclaim, remise, remit; free, set at liberty, let off, pass over, spare, excuse, dispense with, give dispensation, license; stretch a point; absolve; (forgive); exonerate; (exculpate); save the necessity.
Forgiveness	Let off, remit, absolve, give absolution, reprieve; acquit.
Innocence	Acquit; exculpate; (vindicate).
Observance	Perform an obligation, fulfill an obligation, discharge an obligation, acquit oneself of an obligation; make good; make good one's word, make good one's promise, keep one's word, keep one's promise; redeem one's pledge; keep faith with, stand to one's engagement.
Payment	Discharge, settle, quit, acquit oneself of; foot the bill; account with, reckon with, settle with, be even with, be quits with; strike a balance; settle accounts with, balance accounts with, square accounts with; quit scores; wipe off old scores, clear off old scores; satisfy; pay in full; satisfy all demands, pay in full of all demands; clear, liquidate; pay up, pay old debts.
Vindication	Verb: justify, warrant; be an excuse; n.for; lend a color, furnish a handle; vindicate; exculpate, disculpate; acquit; clear, set right, exonerate, whitewash; clear the skirts of.
Virtue	Verb: be virtuous; Adjective: practice virtue;Noun: do one's duty, fulfill one's duty, perform one's duty, discharge one's duty; redeem one's pledge, keep one's promise; act well, act one's part; fight the good fight; acquit oneself well; command one's passions, master one's passions; keep in the right path.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Acquit

English words defined with "acquit": Acquitting, Assoilyie ♦ Pardon me ♦ Uncharge. (references)

Etymologies containing "acquit": Acquiet ♦ Unaquit. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Acquit" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (acknowledgement, certificate, certification, receipt).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	If the ring doesn't fit, you must acquit! (Justice League; writing credit: Paul Whitehouse)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	It was an awkward ceremony at any time to be receiving wedding visits, and a man had need be all grace to acquit himself well through it.
King Richard III	Shakespeare, William	Vouchsafe, divine perfection of a woman, Of these supposed crimes to give me leave By circumstance but to acquit myself.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Human Rights	Uruguay	Either the defense attorney or the prosecutor may appeal convictions to a higher court, which may acquit the person of the crime, confirm the conviction, or reduce or increase the sentence. (references)
	Brunei	The Government has not yet challenged the court's finding that magistrates have the legal power to discharge and acquit a defendant, even when the prosecution does not request the discharge. (references)
Worker Rights	Armenia	Some officials from the Ministry of Interior complained that courts easily acquit procurers or sentence them to only minor administrative punishment and fines. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	Without the fullest assurances on that point, I could not hope to acquit myself of the responsibility to be incurred in suffering Congress to adjourn without laying the subject before them.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Acquit" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Acquit" is used about 55 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	55	45,713

Expressions using "acquit": acquit one of a charge ♦ acquit one of responsibility ♦ acquit oneself ♦ acquit oneself well ♦ acquit smb. of smth.. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "acquit"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		shfajësoj (absolve, defend, exculpate, exonerate, justify, purge, vindicate, whitewash), liroj (cast off, cheapen, detach, discharge, disengage, dismiss, ease, excuse, free, free oneself, let go, let loose, liberate, loose, loosen, pay, pay out, relax, release, slack, slacken, unbind, unstring, vacate), bëj detyrën. (various references)

Arabic		‏حل من إلتزام, ‏حل (become, clear up, crack, detach, disband, disengage, disentangle, disintegrate, dismissal, dispensation, dissolve, exonerate, fix, free, hash, loose, ravel out, releasing, resolution, resolve, settle, settlement, settling, solution, solve, solvent, unbend, unclasp, uncoil, undo, undoing, unfasten, unfastening, unhook, untangle, untie, untwine, untying, unwind), ‏سدد دين (extinguish, liquidate, return, settle, sink, solve), ‏أبرئ (clear, exonerate). (various references)

Bulgarian		уреждам (arrange, atone, compose, deal, dispose of, fix up, ground, negotiate, organize, patch, patch up, pay, quit, regulate, set right, settle, sew up, tee up, work out, wrap, wrap up), оправдавам (authorise, authorize, exculpate, excuse, exonerate, fulfill, justify, legitimate, purge, sanctify, vindicate, warrant). (various references)

Chinese		赦免 (Absolution, Absolve, Absolved, Absolving, Acquitted, Acquitting, Amnestied, Amnestying, Clemency, Condone, Condoned, Condoning). (various references)

Czech		zprostit viny (absolve, exonerate), zbavit (avoid, deliver, deprive, divest, release, relieve, rid). (various references)

Dutch		absolveren (absolve), absolutie geven (absolve), vrýspreken (absolve), verrekenen, vereffenen (regularize, regulate, smooth, smoothing, strike a balance), ontslaan van verantwoordelýkheid, kwýtschelden. (various references)

Faeroese		fyrigeva (absolve, forgive, pardon), eftirgeva. (various references)

Farsi		پرداختن وتصفیه کردن(وام وادعا), تبرءه کردن (Cleanse, Clear, Excuse, Exonerate, Purge), انجام وظیفه کردن , ازعهده برامدن (Afford, Answer, Cope, Tackle), اداکردن (Discourse, Express, Innuendo, Pronounce, Utter), روسفیدکردن (Exonerate), برطرف کردن (Dispel, Eliminate, Loose, Rectify, Remove, Surmount). (various references)

Finnish		julistaa syyttömäksi. (various references)

French		acquitter. (various references)

German		freisprechen (absolve, exculpate, exonerate, qualify). (various references)

Greek		αθωώνω (absolve, clear, exculpate, exonerate). (various references)

Hebrew		לזכות (attain merit, be acquitted, be righteous, earn, gain, merit, pull off, succeed, win), ל�"צ�"יק (approve, excuse, justify, legitimate, vindicate, warrant), ל�"ון לכף זכות (justify, make allowance), ל� קות (clean, cleanse, exculpate, exonerate). (various references)

Hungarian		adósságot kiegyenlít, viszonoz (render, repay, requite, to acquit, to reciprocate, to recompense, to render, to requite). (various references)

Icelandic		veita aflausn (absolve), sýkna (absolve), fyrirgefa (absolve, forgive, pardon). (various references)

Indonesian		membebaskan (absolve, acquitted, divest, emancipate, enfranchise, free, set free). (various references)

Italian		assolvere (absolve, accomplish, discharge, exculpate, shrive). (various references)

Manx		seyrey (absolution, absolve, acquittal, affranchise, affranchisement, clear, clear from guilt, deliver, discharge, disembarrass, disencumber; exploit; clearing, disengage, dismiss, dismissal, disoblige, dispensation; exploitation, ease, emancipate, emancipation, enfranchise, exempt, exemption, exonerate, exoneration, free, justification, justify, liberate, liberation, purge, release, relieve, riddance, vindication, vindication act of), lhiggey jeh (acquittal, blow off, shoot off, work off), cooilleeney (achieve, achievement, acquittal, avenge, compensate, compensation, consummate, consummation, execute, fulfil, fulfilment, punishment, satisfaction, satisfy, vengeance). (various references)

Norwegian		frikjenne. (various references)

Pig Latin		acquitay

Portuguese		absolver (absolve, exculpate, forgiven). (various references)

Romanian		achita (clear, defray, discharge, exonerate from, liquidate, pay, pay down, pay off, quit, receipt, remit, satisfy, Square, trace), absolvi (absolve, excuse, exempt, exonerate, forgive, graduate, indulge, pass out, release), scãpa (break free, deliver, discharge, disembarrass, dodge, drop, escape, fail, filter, fly off, get free, get out of, jettison, leak, let slip, loose, loosen, Miss, obviate, omit, pass up, purge, put back, release, relieve, rescue, rid, save, slip), plãti un cont, ierta (absolve, allow, apologize, condone, excuse, forgive, pardon, permit, remise, remit, shrive, spare), elibera de (disembarrass), îndeplini (accomplish, achieve, do, execute, fill, finish, fulfil, go through, make good, obey, perform, put through, realize, satisfy). (various references)

Russian		оправдывать (exculpate, excuse, explain, give an excuse, justify, vindicate, vindicated, vindicating, warrant). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		ponašati se (behave, comport, conduct oneself, demean, deport oneself), osloboditi (absolve, affranchise, deliver, disembarrass, disengage, exculpate, exempt, free, let loose, let off, liberate, make free, release, relieve, rid, set free, unbind, unleash, unloose, unyoke, vindicate), opravdati (account, clear, excuse, justify, legitimate, vindicate, warrant), držati se (carry, cling, follow, hang on, keep, stick to). (various references)

Spanish		absolver (absolve, absolving, clear, discharge, let off, release). (various references)

Swedish		fritaga (exculpate, exempt, exonerate, release, vindicate), frikänna (absolve, exonerate, find not guilty). (various references)

Turkish		ayrıcalık tanımak (privilege), aklamak (absolve, blanch, brighten, clear, exculpate, exonerate, justify, launder, purge, whiten, whitewash), temize çıkarmak (absolve, clear, exculpate, exonerate, purge, vindicate, whitewash), suçsuz çıkarmak (exculpate, exonerate), muaf tutmak (discharge, excuse, exempt, exonerate, free, immunize, prune, release, rescue), beraat ettirmek, ödemek (ante, ante up, atone for, clear, come across with, defray, disburse, discharge, domicil, domicile, domiciliate, fee, foot, fork out, fork over, fork up, give, indemnify, pay, pay for, pay in, pay out, pick up the tab, plonk down, quit, recoup, redeem, repay, retire, satisfy, settle, shell out, spring, stump, stump up, to pay, wipe out). (various references)

Ukranian		розквитатися (get even), розплачуватися (settle up, stump up), виправдовувати (exculpate), виплачувати (pay, pay away, pay out, pay over, solve), звільняти (absolve, affranchise, avoid, bag, cashier, clear, defecate, disband, disencumber, disengage, dismiss, ease, eject, emancipate, enfranchise, exempt, exonerate, free, let out, loose, manumit, purify, release, remit, rescue, rid, set free, supersede, unfetter, unshackle, untie, vacate), платити (disburse, give, pay, render). (various references)

Welsh		rhyddhau (absolve, free, liberate, release). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	absolvas, absolve, absolvere, absolvisset, absolvit, absolvo, libera, liberabat, liberaberis, liberabis, liberabit, liberabitur, liberabo, liberabunt, liberabuntur, liberandum, liberans, liberant, liberantem, liberantur, liberarat, liberare, liberarem, liberarent, liberaret, liberaretur, liberari, liberas, liberassem, liberasti, liberastis, liberat, liberata, liberate, liberati, liberato, liberator, liberatus, liberaverit, liberaverunt, liberavi, liberavit, liberavitque, liberem, liberemini, liberemur, liberent, liberentur, liberer, liberes, liberet, libero. (various references)
Old French	900-1400	acquitter. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	1 Corinthians Chapter 16, Verse 13
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Grhgoreite sthkete en th pistei andrizesqe krataiousqe
Latin	405	Vulgate	Vigilate state in fide viriliter agite et confortamini
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Walke ye, and stonde ye in the feith; do ye manli, and be ye coumfortid in the Lord,
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Watche ye stonde fast in the fayth auyte you lyke men and be stronge.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, acquit yourselves like men, be strong.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Be on the watch, unmoved in the faith, and be strong like men.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	1 Corinthians Chapter 16, Verse 13
Bulgarian	Поздравът пиша аз, Павел, със собствената си ръка.
Cebuano	¶ Pagtukaw kamo, pagbarug kamo nga malig-on sa inyong pagtoo, magpakalalaki kamo, magmakusganon kamo.
Chinese	� 們務要儆 �' 、在真 �" 上站立得穩、要作大丈夫、要剛強。
Croatian	Bdijte postojani u vjeri, muževni budite, èvrsti.
Danish	Våger, står faste i Troen, værer mandige, værer stærke!
Dutch	Waakt, staat in het geloof, houdt u mannelijk, zijt sterk.
Finnish	Valvokaa, pysykää lujina uskossa, olkaa miehuulliset, olkaa väkevät.
French	Veillez, demeurez fermes dans la foi, soyez des hommes, fortifiez-vous.
German	Wachet, stehet im Glauben, seid männlich und seid stark!
Haitian Creole	¶ Pa bliye kò nou. Kenbe fèm nan konfyans nou. Mete kouraj sou nou. Pa moutre nou fèb.
Hungarian	Vigyázzatok, álljatok meg a hitben, legyetek férfiak, legyetek erõsek!
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Hendaklah kalian waspada dan teguh dalam hidupmu sebagai orang Kristen. Bertindaklah dengan berani dan jadilah kuat.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Berjagalah kamu, berdirilah tetap di dalam iman, lakukanlah dirimu seperti laki-laki, biarlah kamu jadi gagah.
Italian	Vigilate, state saldi nella fede, comportatevi da uomini, siate forti.
Korean	깨 어 믿 음 에 굳 게 서 서 남 자 답 게 강 건 하 여 라 !
Latvian	Esiet modri, pastâviet ticîbâ, darbojieties vîriðíîgi un esiet stipri!
Maori	¶ Kia mataara, e tu i runga i te whakapono, whakatane, kia kaha.
Norwegian	Vær årvåkne, stå fast i troen, vær mandige, vær sterke!
Portuguese	Vigiai, estai firmes na fé, portai-vos varonilmente, sede fortes.
Rumanian	Vegheayi, fiyi tari kn credinyq, fiyi oameni, kntqriyi-vq!
Russian	вП�"ТУФЧХКФЕ, УФПКФЕ Ч ЧЕТЕ, �'Х�"ШФЕ НХЦЕУФЧЕООЩ, ФЧЕТ�"Щ.
Shuar	¶ Aneara tariarum Yus nekas Enentáimtustarum. Aishmanchakaitrum, kakaram ajastarum.
Spanish	Vigilad; estad firmes en la fe; sed valientes y esforzaos.
Swahili	Kesheni, simameni imara katika imani, muwe hodari na wenye nguvu.
Swedish	Vaken, stån fasta i tron, skicken eder såsom män, varen starka.
Thai	ท่านทั้งหลายจงระมั�"ระวัง จงมั่นคงในความเชื่อ จงเป็นลูกผู้ชายแท้ จงเข้มแข็ง
Ukrainian	¶ Пильнуйте, стійте у вірі, будьте мужні, будьте міцні,
Uma	¶ Mo'inga' -inga' -koi, pakaroho pokore-ni! Pakaroho-koi pai' bia' hi pepangala' -ni!
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "acquit": acquits, acquittal, acquittals, acquittance, acquittances, acquitted, acquitter, acquitters, acquitting. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Acquit" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Abquaiq, acci, accquit, Acquah, acquant, acqui, acquie, acquint, acquis, acquite, acquitt, acquity, Akqi, aksumite, aksunite, anquet, aqait, aqit, aquat, Aquib, Aquil, Aquin, aquint, aquit, aquitt, arquata, Caqueta, Caquita, Jacquot, Mcquitty, Mcquoid, Mcsquirt, packquet, pasquil, Racquin. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "acquit" (pronounced ukwi"t)
4	-k w i" t	quit.
3	-w i" t	whit, wit.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-i-q-t-u"
	-2 letters: quai, quit.
	-3 letters: act, ait, cat, cut, qat, qua, tau, tic, tui, uta.
	-4 letters: ai, at, it, ta, ti, ut.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-i-q-t-u"
	+1 letter: acquits, aquatic, quantic, quartic.
	+2 letters: acquaint, aquatics, quantics, quartics.
	+3 letters: acquaints, acquittal, acquitted, acquitter, clinquant, loquacity, quadratic, quitclaim, quittance, sequacity.
	+4 letters: acquainted, acquisitor, acquittals, acquitters, acquitting, clinquants, coequality, coequating, equivocate, nonaquatic, quadratics, quartzitic, quitclaims, quittances, quixotical, reacquaint, requiescat, subaquatic.
	+5 letters: acquainting, acquiescent, acquirement, acquisition, acquisitive, acquisitors, acquittance, aquatically, aquiculture, biquadratic, equinoctial, equivocated, equivocates, equivocator, loquacities, quitclaimed, reacquaints, requiescats, semiaquatic, sequacities.
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