Synonyms for acquit
əˈkwɪtac·quit

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1. acquit

   To absolve, in the strict sense, is to set free from any bond. One may be absolved from a promise by a breach of faith on the part of one to whom the promise was made. To absolve from sins is formally to remit their condemnation and penalty, regarded as a bond upon the soul. "Almighty God ... pardoneth and absolveth all those who truly repent, and unfeignedly believe his holy Gospel." Book of Common Prayer, Declar. of Absol. To acquit of sin or crime is to free from the accusation of it, pronouncing one guiltless; the innocent are rightfully acquitted; the guilty may be mercifully absolved. Compare PARDON.

   Synonyms:
   absolve, clear, discharge, exculpate, exempt, exonerate, forgive, free, liberate, pardon, pardon, release, set free

   Antonyms:
   accuse, bind, charge, compel, condemn, convict, impeach, inculpate, obligate, oblige

   Preposition:
   One is absolved from (rarely of) a promise, a sin, etc.

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1. acquit

   Synonyms:
   discharge, exonerate, absolve, exculpate, release, dismiss, liberate, pardon

   Antonyms:
   charge, accuse, impeach, constrain, implicate, bind, compel, condemn, oblige, sentence

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1. acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpateverb

   pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

   "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges"

   Synonyms:
   unload, earn, exhaust, net, comport, dispatch, pull in, complete, bring in, expel, enlighten, sack, authorize, behave, straighten out, assoil, release, go off, drop off, shed light on, empty, crystalise, illuminate, light up, crystalize, deport, make, fire, crystallise, gain, take in, free, realise, carry, solve, exculpate, unclutter, set down, pass, put down, elucidate, brighten, authorise, conduct, clear up, discharge, exonerate, crystallize, sack up, top, clear, sort out, eject, realize, muster out, drop, bear

   Antonyms:
   convict

2. behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carryverb

   behave in a certain manner

   "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

   Synonyms:
   exile, digest, abide, express, comport, tolerate, act, pack, have a bun in the oven, support, impart, behave, sway, assoil, extend, carry, guide, lead, deliver, put up, take, stick out, channel, expect, deport, assume, pay, endure, take over, deal, dribble, run, extradite, do, transport, exculpate, stomach, birth, direct, hold, expatriate, transmit, clear, stock, have, brook, yield, turn out, convey, persuade, post, conduct, suffer, discharge, stand, exonerate, gestate, contain, accept, carry on, stockpile, give birth, wear, bear

   Antonyms:
   convict

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Carry

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1. acquitverb

   Synonyms:
   discharge (from an accusation), clear, release, absolve, exonerate, exculpate, excuse, pardon, forgive, quit, set free

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1. acquitverb

   Synonyms:
   discharge, release, exculpate, exonerate

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1. List of paraphrases for "acquit":

   absolve, exonerate

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1. Lindsey Graham:

   Id tell the president, if somebody is ready to acquit you, Id sort of get out of the way.

2. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer:

   The John Bolton revelations are stark, and when Mr. Sekulow gets up and says one of the reasons you should vote to acquit is we don't have any eyewitness accounts and at the same time the man he's representing, Donald Trump, is preventing those eyewitnesses, they lose a lot of ground.

3. Dennis Toomey:

   The heart of our appellate argument here is that the jury simply did not hear evidence they could have used to acquit Mr. Lucien, so he didn’t get due process, almost everywhere we look in this case, there are serious problems.

4. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff:

   If you find that The House has proved( The House) case and still vote to acquit, you'll name will be tied to The President with a cord of steel and through all of history.

5. Randy Zelin:

   Give me one juror who's not convicting me regardless of the evidence. It's a mistrial. Are they really going to try me again? all you need is one juror to say, 'Listen, I need more information. They didn't give me enough information to convict this guy. Therefore, the judge said, I must acquit.'.