Word: acquit
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: ac
quit
Definition: To pay for; to atone for.
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 pay (a debt, fine etc.).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: quietus
Language: la
Decoded: quietus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: excused, absolved of