| VERB | communication | acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
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| social | acquit, behave, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry | behave in a certain manner |
| Sounds | ahkwih't | |
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| Rhymes | admit ... writ: 187 rhymes with iht... | |
| Meaning | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody of something | |
| Model | They want to acquit the prisoners | |
| Synonyms | assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate | |
| Entails | evaluate, pass judgment, judge | form a critical opinion of |
| Narrower | purge | Clear of a charge |
| vindicate | Clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof | |
| whitewash | exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data | |
| Broader | pronounce, label, judge | pronounce judgment on |
| Opposite | convict | Find or declare guilty |
| Spanish | absolver, descargar, exculpar, exonerar | |
| Catalan | descarregar, exculpar, exonerar | |
| Nouns | acquittal | a judgment of not guilty |
| Meaning | Behave in a certain manner. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | behave, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry | |
| Narrower | assert, put forward | insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized |
| deal | Behave in a certain way towards others | |
| fluster | Be flustered | |
| pose, posture | Behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others | |
| walk around | Behave in a certain manner or have certain properties | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| hold, carry, bear | support or hold in a certain manner | |
| Spanish | comportarse, exiliar | |
| Catalan | captenir-se, comportar-se, conduir-se, exiliar, portar-se | |
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