(~s, ~ting, ~ted)
1.
If someone is ~ted of a crime in a court of law, they are formally declared not to have committed the crime.
Mr Ling was ~ted of disorderly behaviour by magistrates.
= clear
? convict
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed of n
2.
If you ~ yourself well or admirably in a particular situation, other people feel that you have behaved well or admirably. (FORMAL)
Most officers and men ~ted themselves well throughout the action.
VERB: V pron-refl adv