v.
 (acquits, acquitting, acquitted)
  - formally declare (someone) not guilty of a criminal charge.
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(acquit oneself)
 conduct oneself or perform in a specified way:
 the goalkeeper acquitted himself well.
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(acquit oneself of)
 archaic discharge (a duty or responsibility).
 
 
  Etymology
  ME: from OFr. acquiter, from med. L. acquitare ‘pay a debt’, from ad- ‘to’ + quitare ‘set free’.