Word: acquitting
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ac
qui
tting
Definition: Present participle of acquit; pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming verbs with the sense of intensified action.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: a-
Language: enm
Decoded: a-
Meaning: up, out, away
Affix: quit
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, etc; to absolve; to acquit.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: quietus
Language: la
Decoded: quietus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: excused, absolved of
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.