HOW TO PRONOUNCE
acquitted
/əˈkwɪtɪd/
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uh-KWIT-id: qu sounds like kw.
The stressed syllable uses the short i of “sit.” The ed ending adds a separate, lighter syllable because it follows t.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The jury acquitted the defendant after a short deliberation.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does acquitted mean?
verb
- simple past and past participle of acquit
adjective
- Having been acquitted; having gone through a trial that resulted in something other than a guilty verdict.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈkwɪtɪd/
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We studied Libby S. as a delinquent some eight months after her mother and step-father had been acquitted of murder.
During the remainder of the day, poor Hepzibah acquitted herself even less creditably, as a shop-keeper, than in her earlier efforts.
More book examples (3)
As they have acquitted him of a consumption, I feel easy, though the complaint he has is so uneasy to himself'.
The friends of the acquitted prisoner had dispersed, under the impression--which he himself had originated--that he would not be released that night.
Any person, in case he is acquitted after he has been arrested or detained, may sue the State for redress as provided by law.