acquit

To declare or find innocent or not guilty.

To discharge (for example, a claim or debt); to clear off, to pay off; to fulfil.

Followed by of (and formerly by from): to discharge, release, or set free from a burden, duty, liability, or obligation, or from an accusation or charge.

“The jury acquitted the prisoner of the charge.”

To bear or conduct oneself; to perform one's part.

“The orator acquitted himself very poorly.”

To clear oneself.

To release, to rescue, to set free.

To pay for; to atone for.