acquit
/əˈkwɪt/verb
(acquitted, acquitting)
1
- with obj.（一般作be acquitted）free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty开释, 宣告（某人）无罪：
she was acquitted on all counts
她被判完全无罪。
the jury acquitted Bream of murder.
陪审团认为布里姆谋杀罪名不成立。
2
acquit oneself
conduct oneself or perform in a specified way行为, 表现：the goalkeeper acquitted himself well.
守门员表现良好。
2.1
acquit oneself of
archaic discharge (a duty or responsibility)〈古〉脱卸（职责, 责任）。
词源
middle English （originally in the sense 'pay a debt， discharge a liability'）： from Old French acquiter, from medieval Latin acquitare 'pay a debt'， from ad- 'to' + quitare 'set free'.