acquit
verb (used with object)
to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty.
is acquitting
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present progressiveof acquit (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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So far, political commentators say, she is acquitting herself well.
From Reuters ● May 10, 2023
Our country is acquitting itself with grace, ingenuity, generosity and a fundamental kind of civic decency that no nation of this size could ever dream of reaching.
From Fox News ● Apr. 22, 2020
It is, and on today's evidence, both on the course and away from it, he is acquitting himself well.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2010
I think my dear girl is acquitting herself admirably.
From Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
