Acquit

·vt To clear one's self.

II. Acquit ·vt To pay for; to atone for.

III. Acquit ·p.p. Acquitted; set free; rid of.

IV. Acquit ·vt To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to Requite.

V. Acquit ·vt 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.

VI. Acquit ·vt 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.