01 p. p. Acquitted; set free; rid of.
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Acquitted; set free; rid of.[Archaic]
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5 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Acquit
02 v. t. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite.
imp. & p. p.
Acquitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Acquitting
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To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay off; to requite.“A responsibility that can never be absolutely acquitted.” — I. Taylor.
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To pay for; to atone for.[Obs.]
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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.
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To clear one's self.