Acquit | Mean of acquit in English Dictionary
/əˈkwɪt/
- Verb
- to decide that someone is not guilty of a crime
- The jury acquitted the defendant because there wasn't enough evidence to convict him of the crime.
- She was acquitted of the murder of her husband. = She was acquitted of murdering her husband.
- to act or behave in a specified way
- The soldiers acquitted themselves well/honorably in battle.
- The young actress acquitted herself extremely well/capably in her first film.
- He acquitted himself poorly in handling the controversy.