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Synonyms of 'acquit'

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clearverbpay offverb
1 (verb) 
to pronounce someone not guilty
He was acquitted of disorderly behaviour by magistrates.
Synonyms
clear
In a final effort to clear her name, she is writing a book.
,
free
It will free us of a whole lot of debt.
,
release
He wants to be released from any promise between us.
,
deliver
Mercifully, I was delivered from that pain.
,
excuse
She was excused from her duties for the day.
,
relieve
He felt relieved of a burden.
,
discharge
You are being discharged on medical grounds.
,
liberate
How committed is the leadership to liberating its people from poverty?
,
vindicate
The director said he had been vindicated by the expert's report.
,
exonerate
The official report exonerated the school of any blame.
,
absolve
The judicial inquiry absolved the soldiers.
,
exculpate
Opposites
charge
,
sentence
,
blame
,
condemn
,
convict
,
damn
,
find guilty
2 (verb) 
Synonyms
pay off
,
pay
If you cannot pay your debts, you can file for bankruptcy.
,
settle
I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine.
,
satisfy
,
discharge
The goods will be sold in order to discharge the debt.
,
repay

phrasal verb

See acquit yourself
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of absolve
to declare to be free from blame or sin
The judicial inquiry absolved the soldiers.
Synonyms
excuse,
free,
clear,
release,
deliver,
loose,
forgive,
discharge,
liberate,
pardon,
exempt,
acquit,
vindicate,
remit,
let off,
set free,
exonerate,
exculpate,
shrive
in the sense of deliver
to release or rescue (from captivity or danger)
Mercifully, I was delivered from that pain.
Synonyms
release,
free,
save,
rescue,
loose,
discharge,
liberate,
acquit,
redeem,
ransom,
emancipate
in the sense of discharge
to release or allow to go
You are being discharged on medical grounds.
Synonyms
release,
free,
clear,
liberate,
pardon,
let go,
acquit,
allow to go,
set free,
exonerate,
absolve

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Nearby words of 'acquit'

  • acquisition
  • acquisitive
  • acquisitiveness
  • acquit
  • acquit yourself
  • acquittal
  • acrid
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Related Terms of 'acquit'

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Scrabble score for 'acquit': 17
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