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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