v.
Pronunciation: ə - ' kwit
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: ac · quit · ted ; ac · quit · ting
Etymology: Middle English aquiten, from Anglo-French aquiter, from a- (fr. Latin ad- ) + quite free of ― more at QUIT
Date: 13th century
1 a archaic : to pay off (as a claim or debt) b obsolete : REPAY , REQUITE
2 : to discharge completely (as from an obligation or accusation) <the court acquitted the prisoner>
3 : to conduct (oneself) usually satisfactorily especially under stress <the recruits acquitted themselves like veterans>
synonyms see BEHAVE , EXCULPATE
– ac · quit · ter noun