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    [Verb]  | "ac*quit" | \ ə-ˈkwit \


    1: to discharge completely (as from an accusation or obligation)

    2: to conduct (oneself) usually satisfactorily especially under stress

    3: to pay off (something, such as a claim or debt)

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English aquiten, borrowed from Anglo-French aquiter, from a-, prefix forming transitive verbs (going back to Latin ad- {see: |ad-|ad-}) + -quiter, verbal derivative of quite "free, discharged" {mat|quit:1|};

    [Idiom]  | "acquit oneself" 


    1: to act or behave in a specified way —used to express approval or (less commonly) disapproval of someone's behavior or performance

    [French phrase]  | "pour ac*quit" | \ pür-ä-kē \


    1: for receipt : (payment) received

    [Verb]  | "acquit" 


    1: to free from a charge of wrongdoing;


      * e.g., " ... acquitted of the robbery charge after proving he was nowhere near the scene of the crime "




    2: to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way;


      * e.g., " ... the king promised handsome rewards to all who acquitted themselves well in the battle "



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     [ "acquitted" ]

    1: to release or discharge (a person) from an obligation , to satisfy someone lol

      * e.g.,  ... I was acquitted 

     [ "Acquit" ]

    1: A person who has everything necessary to do the job

      * e.g.,  ... that person is Acquit to fix the pipe 

     [ "one-hit acquit" ]

    1: A synonym for a one shot, a one hit KO, or winning at something in one fell swoop.

      * e.g.,  ... If you ever face me it'll be a one-hit acquit! 

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