acquit
verb
1 acquit
Pronounce not guilty of criminal charges.
synonyms: assoil, clear, discharge, exculpate, exonerate.
Roget 918:
forgive,
forgive and forget;
pardon,
condone,
think no more of,
let bygones be bygones,
shake hands;
forget an injury.
excuse,
pass over,
overlook;
wink at
etc.
(neglect)
460;
bear with;
allow for,
make allowances for;
let one down easily,
not be too hard upon,
pocket the affront.
let off,
remit,
absolve,
give absolution,
reprieve;
acquit
etc.
970.
beg pardon,
ask pardon,
implore pardon
etc.
n.;
conciliate,
propitiate,
placate;
make up a quarrel
etc.
(pacify)
723;
let the wound heal.
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Roget 927a:
be exempt
etc.
adj..
exempt,
release,
acquit,
discharge,
quitclaim,
remise,
remit;
free,
set at liberty,
let off,
pass over,
spare,
excuse,
dispense with,
give dispensation,
license;
stretch a point;
absolve
etc.
(forgive)
918;
exonerate
etc.
(exculpate)
970;
save the necessity.
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Roget 946:
be innocent
etc.
adj.;
nil conscire sibi nulla pallescere culpa [Lat.]
[Horace].
acquit
etc.
970;
exculpate
etc.
(vindicate)
937.
Roget 970:
acquit,
exculpate,
exonerate,
clear;
absolve,
whitewash,
assoil†;
discharge,
release;
liberate
etc.
750.
reprieve,
respite;
pardon
etc.
(forgive)
918;
let off,
let off scot-free.
drop the charges.
plea bargain,
strike a deal.
no-cause
(in civil suits);
get no-caused
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Dutch: zuiveren, ontheffen, vrijspreken, vrijpleiten
2 acquit
noun
Roget 811:
accounts,
accompts†;
commercial arithmetic,
monetary arithmetic;
statistics
etc.
(numeration)
85;
money matters,
finance,
budget,
bill,
score,
reckoning,
account.
books,
account book,
ledger;
day book,
cash book,
pass book;
journal;
debtor and creditor account,
cash account,
running account;
account current;
balance,
balance sheet;
compte rendu [Fr.],
account settled,
acquit,
assets,
expenditure,
liabilities,
outstanding accounts;
profit and loss account,
profit and loss statement,
receipts.
bookkeeping,
accounting,
double entry bookkeeping,
reckoning.
audit.
[person who keeps accounts]
accountant,
auditor,
actuary,
bookkeeper,
bean counter [Sarc.];
financier
etc.
801;
accounting party;
chartered accountant,
certified accountant;
accounting firm,
auditing firm.
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Roget 937:
vindication,
justification,
warrant;
exoneration,
exculpation;
acquittal
etc.
970;
whitewashing.
extenuation;
palliation,
palliative;
softening,
mitigation.
reply,
defense;
recrimination
etc.
938.
apology,
gloss,
varnish;
plea
etc.
617;
salvo;
excuse,
extenuating circumstances;
allowance,
allowance to be made;
locus paenitentiae [Lat.].
apologist,
vindicator,
justifier;
defendant
etc.
938.
justifiable charge,
true bill.
v..
justify,
warrant;
be an excuse for
etc.
n.;
lend a color,
furnish a handle;
vindicate;
exculpate,
disculpate†;
acquit
etc.
970;
clear,
set right,
exonerate,
whitewash;
clear the skirts of.
extenuate,
palliate,
excuse,
soften,
apologize,
varnish,
slur,
gloze;
put a gloss,
put a good face upon;
mince;
gloss over,
bolster up,
help a lame dog over a stile.
advocate,
defend,
plead one's cause;
stand up for,
stick up for,
speak up for;
contend for,
speak for;
bear out,
keep in countenance,
support;
plead
&c.,
617;
say in defense;
plead ignorance;
confess and avoid,
propugn†,
put in a good word for.
take the will for the deed,
make allowance for,
give credit for,
do justice to;
give one his due,
give the Devil his due.
make good;
prove the truth of,
prove one's case;
be justified by the event.
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Moby thesaurus: absolve, amnesty, bear, carry, clear, comport, conduct, convict, decontaminate, demean, deport, destigmatize, discharge, dismiss, dispense from, exculpate, excuse, exempt, exempt from, exonerate, forgive, free, give absolution, go on, grant amnesty to, grant immunity, grant remission, justify, let go, let off, liberate, nonpros, pardon, pass sentence, penalize, purge, quash the charge, quit, release, remit, set free, shrive, vindicate, whitewash, withdraw the charge ... show more.
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