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单词 acquit
释义 acquit
 —acquitter,  n.  
 /euh kwit"/, v.t., acquitted, acquitting.
  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.
 [1200-50; ME aquiten < AF, OF a(c)quiter, deriv., with a(c)- AC-, of quite free of obligations < ML quit(t)us, L quietus QUIET1; cf. QUIT]
 Syn. 1. exculpate. See absolve. 2. free.
 Ant. 1. convict.
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